NEWBIE here. 1 button to control 2 leds differently.

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Hi
I've used the example and am trying to get 1 button to control 2 leds.
What i want to happen is to have ledPin turn on and off instantly as the button is pressed. HOWEVER i want a_ledpin to light up 2 seconds later, and turn off 2 seconds later (after the button is pressed).
forgive my extreme nubeness

What i'd really like is to know how to make the delay function work ONLY for the next part and not to affect the entire loop , its hard for me to explain right now

const int buttonPin = 2;     // the number of the pushbutton pin
const int ledPin =  13;      // the number of the LED pin
const int a_ledpin = 12; 

// variables will change:
int buttonState = 0;         // variable for reading the pushbutton status

void setup() {
  // initialize the LED pin as an output:
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);      
  pinMode(a_ledpin, OUTPUT);  
  // initialize the pushbutton pin as an input:
  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);     
}

void loop(){
  // read the state of the pushbutton value:
  buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);

  // check if the pushbutton is pressed.
  // if it is, the buttonState is HIGH:
  if (buttonState == HIGH) {     
    // turn LED on:    
    digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); 
   delay(2000);
    digitalWrite(a_ledpin, HIGH);
     } 
  else {
    // turn LED off:
    digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); 
    delay(2000);
    digitalWrite(a_ledpin, LOW); 
  }
}
2

so i've edited my code but still cant figure out where to put the delay because the delay affects both leds

const int buttonPin = 2;
const int ledPin = 13;
const int a_ledpin = 12;

int buttonState = 1;
int ledPinState = 1;

void setup() {

pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(a_ledpin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
}

void loop(){

buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);
ledPinState = digitalRead(ledPin);

if (buttonState == HIGH) {

digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
}

else {

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
}

if (ledPinState == HIGH) {
digitalWrite(a_ledpin, HIGH);
}
else {digitalWrite(a_ledpin, LOW);}

3

The usual suggestion for these type of projects is to investigate the blink without delay tutorial: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BlinkWithoutDelay. Basically you want to set up a state machine for the 2nd led to indicate when to turn it on, and when to turn it off whenever the button changes state.