Help with placing flashing LED in row of lit LEDS

Using Arduino LEDs and Multiplexing
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Hi all

I am very new to the arduino coding and am looking for some help please.

I am currently building a model ship where I am after 3 leds at the front of the ship, 3 leds at the rear of the ship and a couple of leds in the central upper area. I can sort of get the lights built and running constantly on but the issues start in that I want a flashing white led at the top of the ship which will act like a sort of morse code signalling light. I have managed to get the lights to light 1-5 and actually have led flashing, but led 7 now wont come on and leds 8-10 come on after a few seconds. i have been nit picking online code and am using the following:

int ledPins[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12};
int delayTime = 0; void setup() { for(int i = 0; i < 13; i++) pinMode(ledPins*,OUTPUT);*
}
void loop() { digitalWrite(ledPins[0], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[1], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[2], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[3], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[4], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[5], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
int ledPin = 6;

  • {*
  • pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);*
    }
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);*
  • delay(300);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);*
  • delay(300);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);*
  • delay(300);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);*
  • delay(300);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);*
  • delay(1100);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);*
  • delay(1100);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);*
  • delay(1100);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);*
  • delay(1100);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);*
  • delay(300);*
  • digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);*
  • delay(300);*

digitalWrite(ledPins[7], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[8], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[9], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[10], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[11], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
digitalWrite(ledPins[12], HIGH);
delay(delayTime);
}
Would anyone be kind enough to have a look at this code and maybe give me some ideas on a better way forwards, I would be eternally grateful. Kind regards.
Terry

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Hopefully you can now see why we ask you to use code tags when posting code.

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Sorry AWOL, not sure what you mean!

4

Look at this line you posted

pinMode(ledPins,OUTPUT);

Now compare that to your sketch in the IDE.

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Thanks Paul, I saw what you meant and adjusted as required, it however never made any difference. I think I will have to put a message in the forum topic for help with codong what I am after, I think I have lost the plot on this code. Regards

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it however never made any difference.

To what?

If you post your code correctly as you would see if you could be arsed to read the how to use this forum sticky post then we could try and show you where the plot is hiding.