Okay apologies but I'm a complete beginner I bought the arduino project book and am already stuck I just cannot work out whats wrong with the code in projects 2 and 3 your expertise would be greatly appreciated thank you ![]()
Project 2
int switchState = 0;
void setup() {
pinMode (3,OUTPUT);
pinMode (4,OUTPUT);
pinMode (5,OUTPUT);
pinMode (2,INPUT);
}
void loop() {
switchState = digitalRead(2);
if (switchState == LOW {
// the button is not pressed
digitalWrite (3,HIGH); //yellow LED
digitalWrite (4,LOW); //green LED
digitalWrite (5,HIGH); //red LED
}
else { //Button is pressed
digitalWrite (3,LOW); //yellow LED
digitalWrite (4,LOW); //green LED
digitalWrite (5,HIGH); //red LED
delay(250);
//hold LED pattern 250 (circa 1/4 second)
//now toggle the lights
digitalWrite (4,HIGH); //green LED
digitalWrite (5,LOW); //red LED
delay(250); //hold LED pattern 250 (circa 1/4 second)
}
}
//loopback to start
Error Messages
Arduino: 1.7.6 (Mac OS X), Board: "Arduino Uno"
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LLprogresspg.ino: In function 'void loop()':
LLprogresspg.ino:11:25: error: expected ')' before '{' token
LLprogresspg.ino:29:1: error: expected primary-expression before '}' token
LLprogresspg.ino:29:1: error: expected ';' before '}' token
Error compiling.
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Project 3
const int sensorPin = A0;
const float baselineTemp = 20.0;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // open the serial point
for(int pinNumber = 2; pinNumber<5;pinNumber++){
pinMode(pinNumber,OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pinNumber,LOW);
}
}
void loop() {
int sensorVal = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.print("Sensor Value: ");
Serial.print(sensor.Val);
// convert sensor reading to a voltage
float voltage = (sensorVal/1024.0) * 5.0;
Serial.print(", Volts: ");
Serial.print(voltage);
Serial.print(", degrees C: ")
//convert the voltage to temperature in degrees
float temperature = (voltage - .5) * 100;
Serial.print(temperature);
if temperature < baselineTemp){
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
}else if(temperature >= baselineTemp+2 &&
temperature < baselineTemp+4){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
}else if(temperature >= baselineTemp+4 &&
temperature < baselineTemp+6){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
}else if(temperature >= baselineTemp+6 &&
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
}
delay(1);
}
Error message
Arduino: 1.7.6 (Mac OS X), Board: "Arduino Uno"
loveometer.ino: In function 'void loop()':
loveometer.ino:13:16: error: 'sensor' was not declared in this scope
loveometer.ino:20:3: error: expected ';' before 'float'
loveometer.ino:21:16: error: 'temperature' was not declared in this scope
loveometer.ino:22:6: error: expected '(' before 'temperature'
loveometer.ino:26:4: error: 'else' without a previous 'if'
loveometer.ino:37:26: error: expected ')' before ';' token
loveometer.ino: At global scope:
loveometer.ino:41:8: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '(' token
loveometer.ino:42:1: error: expected declaration before '}' token
Error compiling.
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