I need help with my school project

[proflucasjohn]

my name is lucas, i'm teacher and building a game buzzer

this is the project : Hardware Hump Day: DIY Game Buzzer for National Trivia Day - News - SparkFun Electronics

everything ir going well and working, but i would like to introduce this little detail on code, the led blinking will help me see if the arduino is runing well, thnks:

"int ledPin = 11;

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(1000);
}
"
can someone help me ? I know, it's a very simple and basic code, but i've never used arduino before.

this is the code i´m using :
"

//assign buttons to pin
int redBut = 2;
int yelBut = 3;
int bluBut = 4;
int greBut = 5;

//assign LED to pins
int redLED = 6;
int yelLED = 7;
int bluLED = 8;
int greLED = 9;

//initialize button state to 0
int redButState = 0;
int yelButState = 0;
int bluButState = 0;
int greButState = 0;

//locked out state variables
boolean pause = false;
int secs = 5000;

//assign speaker pin
int sound = 12;
int soundSecs = 1000;

void setup() {
  //begin serial communication
  Serial.begin(9600);

  //initialize button pins to input
  pinMode(redBut, INPUT);
  pinMode(yelBut, INPUT);
  pinMode(bluBut, INPUT);
  pinMode(greBut, INPUT);

  //initialize LEDs to output
  pinMode(redLED, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(yelLED, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(bluLED, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(greLED, OUTPUT);

  //initilize LEDs to Off
  digitalWrite(redLED, LOW);
  digitalWrite(yelLED, LOW);
  digitalWrite(bluLED, LOW);
  digitalWrite(greLED, LOW);



}

void loop() {
  if (pause == false) { //only works when buzzers are unlocked

    //read button states
    redButState = digitalRead(redBut);
    yelButState = digitalRead(yelBut);
    bluButState = digitalRead(bluBut);
    greButState = digitalRead(greBut);

    //repeat the following code block for each button included. make sure to update the variable names when copy and pasting this block. 
    if (redButState == 1) { //if red button is pushed
      pause == true; //puts program into lock mode so other players cannot buzz in
      digitalWrite(redLED, HIGH); //lights up corresponding LED
      tone(sound, 900, soundSecs); //plays team tone for one second
      Serial.println("TEAM RED"); //Serial indication of first team to press buzzer
      delay(secs); // five second delay - enforces lockout for other players
      digitalWrite(redLED, LOW); //turn LED off
      pause == false; //turn off lockout mode

    }
    if (yelButState == 1) {
      pause == true;
      digitalWrite(yelLED, HIGH);
      tone(sound, 700, soundSecs);
      Serial.println("TEAM YELLOW");
      delay(secs);
      digitalWrite(yelLED, LOW);
      pause == false;

    }
    if (bluButState == 1){
      pause == true;
      digitalWrite(bluLED, HIGH);
      tone(sound, 500, soundSecs);
      Serial.println("TEAM BLUE");
      delay(secs);
      digitalWrite(bluLED, LOW);
      pause == false;

    }
    if (greButState == 1){
      pause == true;
      digitalWrite(greLED, HIGH);
      tone(sound, 300, soundSecs);
      Serial.println("TEAM GREEN");
      delay(secs);
      digitalWrite(greLED, LOW);
      pause == false;

    }
  }

}

"

[UKHeliBob]

Welcome to the forum

Please follow the advice given in the link below when posting code, in particular the section entitled 'Posting code and common code problems'

Use code tags (the < CODE/ > icon above the compose window) to make it easier to read and copy for examination

https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-to-get-the-best-out-of-this-forum

[UKHeliBob]

If you want the LED to blink without interfering with the rest of the sketch then take a look at the BlinkWithoutDelay example in the IDE

Note that you will also need to eliminate delay() from your other code too

See Using millis() for timing. A beginners guide and Several things at the same time

[proflucasjohn]

thank u !