hi everyone, this is my first post!
for my year 12 project, i am creating a ground station for my FPV hexacopter. I am trying to turn the various components on (receiver, tv, voltage regulator, LED, DVR, Voltage display etc) with an infrared remote.
so basically, my idea was to have the arduino register the the button press, and then change the state of the pin from high to low or vice versa. this would then connect to a transistor or a relay which would allow for it to work.
i have gotten it to work ok, however sometimes, when i turn something on, it will flicker. here is a copy of the code:
#include <IRremote.h>
int redledState = LOW;
int greenledState = LOW;
int buzzerstate = LOW;
int buzzer2state = LOW;
int fanState = LOW;
int buzzerpin = 11;
int buzzer1pin = 12;
int redPin = 13;
int greenPin = 7;
int fanPin = 10;
int irpin = 8;
IRrecv irIN(irpin);
decode_results results;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(10,OUTPUT);
pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
pinMode(12, OUTPUT);
irIN.enableIRIn();
}
void loop()
{
if(irIN.decode(&results))
{
Serial.println(results.value, HEX);
irIN.resume();
}
if(results.value == 16753245)
{
redledState = !redledState;
delay(15);
digitalWrite(redPin, redledState);
}
if(results.value == 16736925)
{
greenledState = !greenledState;
delay(15);
digitalWrite(greenPin, greenledState);
}
if(results.value == 16769565)
{
fanState = !fanState;
delay(15);
digitalWrite(fanPin, fanState);
}
if(results.value == 16720605)
{
buzzerstate = !buzzerstate;
delay(15);
digitalWrite(buzzerpin, buzzerstate);
}
if(results.value == 16712445)
{
buzzer2state = !buzzer2state;
delay(15);
digitalWrite(buzzer1pin, buzzer2state);
}
}
do you have any idea why it would flicker? it only happens sometimes. othertimes it works flawlessly.
thanks in advance for the replies!
regards, George