Hi
i can any led to light any colour with no problem but when i try to write a sequence i get stuck
This is what i have so far.
//Pin connected to ST_CP of 74HC595
int latchPin = 8;
//Pin connected to SH_CP of 74HC595
int clockPin = 12;
////Pin connected to DS of 74HC595
int dataPin = 11;
//holders for infromation you're going to pass to shifting function
byte dataRED;
byte dataGREEN;
byte dataBLUE;
byte dataRE1;
byte dataGR1;
byte dataBL1;
byte dataArrayRE1[6];
byte dataArrayGR1[6];
byte dataArrayBL1[6];
byte dataArrayRED[6];
byte dataArrayGREEN[6];
byte dataArrayBLUE[6];
void setup() {
//set pins to output because they are addressed in the main loop
pinMode(latchPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
//Arduino doesn't seem to have a way to write binary straight into the code
//so these values are in HEX. Decimal would have been fine, too.
dataArrayRED[0] = 0x1; //11111111
dataArrayGREEN[1] = 0x1; //11111110
dataArrayBLUE[2] = 0x1; //11111110
dataArrayRE1[3] = 0x2; //11111111
dataArrayGR1[4] = 0x2; //11111110
dataArrayBL1[5] = 0x2; //11111110
//function that blinks all the LEDs
//gets passed the number of blinks and the pause time
blinkAll(0,10);
}
void loop() {
blinkAll(0,00);
for (int l = 0; l < 12; l++) {
//load the light sequence you want from array
dataRED = dataArrayRE1[l];
dataGREEN = dataArrayGR1[l];
dataBLUE = dataArrayBL1[l];
//ground latchPin and hold low for as long as you are transmitting
digitalWrite(latchPin, 0);
//move 'em out
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, dataRE1);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, dataGR1);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, dataBL1);
//return the latch pin high to signal chip that it
//no longer needs to listen for information
digitalWrite(latchPin, 1);
delay(100);
blinkAll(0,00);
for (int j = 6; j < 11; j++) {
//load the light sequence you want from array
dataRED = dataArrayRED[j];
dataGREEN = dataArrayGREEN[j];
dataBLUE = dataArrayBLUE[j];
//ground latchPin and hold low for as long as you are transmitting
digitalWrite(latchPin, 0);
//move 'em out
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, dataRED);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, dataGREEN);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, dataBLUE);
//return the latch pin high to signal chip that it
//no longer needs to listen for information
digitalWrite(latchPin, 1);
delay(100);
}
}
// the heart of the program
void shiftOut(int myDataPin, int myClockPin, byte myDataOut)
// This shifts 8 bits out MSB first,
//on the rising edge of the clock,
//clock idles low
//internal function setup
int i=0;
int pinState;
pinMode(myClockPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(myDataPin, OUTPUT);
//clear everything out just in case to
//prepare shift register for bit shifting
digitalWrite(myDataPin, 0);
digitalWrite(myClockPin, 0);
//for each bit in the byte myDataOut?
//NOTICE THAT WE ARE COUNTING DOWN in our for loop
//This means that %00000001 or "1" will go through such
//that it will be pin Q0 that lights.
for (i=7; i>=0; i--) {
digitalWrite(myClockPin, 0);
//if the value passed to myDataOut and a bitmask result
// true then... so if we are at i=6 and our value is
// %11010100 it would the code compares it to %01000000
// and proceeds to set pinState to 1.
if ( myDataOut & (1<<i) ) {
pinState= 1;
}
else {
pinState= 0;
}
//Sets the pin to HIGH or LOW depending on pinState
digitalWrite(myDataPin, pinState);
//register shifts bits on upstroke of clock pin
digitalWrite(myClockPin, 1);
//zero the data pin after shift to prevent bleed through
digitalWrite(myDataPin, 0);
}
//stop shifting
digitalWrite(myClockPin, 0);
}
//blinks the whole register based on the number of times you want to
//blink "n" and the pause between them "d"
//starts with a moment of darkness to make sure the first blink
//has its full visual effect.
void blinkAll(int n, int d) {
digitalWrite(latchPin, 0);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, 0);
digitalWrite(latchPin, 1);
delay(0);
for (int x = 0; x < n; x++) {
digitalWrite(latchPin, 0);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, 255);
digitalWrite(latchPin, 1);
delay(d);
digitalWrite(latchPin, 0);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, 0);
digitalWrite(latchPin, 1);
delay(d);
}
}
But i get this error
error: at this point in fileC:\Documents and Settings\Andy08\My Documents\arduino-0010\hardware\cores\arduino/wiring.h:100: error: too few arguments to function 'void shiftOut(uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t, byte)'
ANy Help appreciated 