Phototransistor coding, help for a beginner!

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As you will be able to tell from my code I am very new to this but I think what I'm trying to achieve is very simple.

When the value of the sensor is above 100, I want the RGB LED to glow red.

When the value of the sensor is below 100, I want the RGB LED to glow blue for 2 seconds and then glow green until the value is above 100 again.

This code seems to work, but once it turns green it then doesn't react to any light changes and the serial monitor stops recording values.

Please help!

Thank you!

PHOTOTRANSISTOR.ino (856 Bytes)

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This is a "forever loop":

while (sensorValue < sensorThres) {
    setColor(0, 0, 255); // Green Color
    }
3

aarg:
This is a "forever loop":

while (sensorValue < sensorThres) {

setColor(0, 0, 255); // Green Color
   }

oh I see thanks so much!

what should I use instead?

4

What did you do for red and blue?

5

They are both if statements, but if I made that while statement an if statement too then the if statement for green and blue would be the same.

This is another version of the code I tried but then it just flicks between blue and green. I need it to stay green until the red statement is true again.

int sensorValue;

const int red = 9;      // LED connected to digital pin 9
const int blue = 10;    // LED connected to digital pin 10
const int green = 11;   // LED connected to digital pin 11

int sensorThres = 100;

void setColor(int redValue, int blueValue, int greenValue) {
analogWrite(red, redValue);
analogWrite(blue, blueValue);
analogWrite(green, greenValue);
}

void setup() {
pinMode(red, OUTPUT);
pinMode(blue, OUTPUT);
pinMode(green, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop(){

sensorValue = analogRead(A5);
Serial.println(sensorValue);

if (sensorValue > sensorThres) {
    setColor(255, 0, 0); // Red Color
    } 
    
if (sensorValue < sensorThres) {
    setColor(0, 255, 0); // Blue Color
    delay(2000);
    setColor(0, 0, 255); // Green Color
    delay(1000);
    }
}
6

You have posted code using quote tags instead of the proper code tags. The code tags make the code look

like this

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thank you!

Sorry new to both arduino and forums!

8

Like this?

void loop(){

sensorValue = analogRead(A5);
Serial.println(sensorValue);

if (sensorValue > sensorThres) {
    setColor(255, 0, 0); // Red Color
    } 
    
if (sensorValue < sensorThres) {
    setColor(0, 255, 0); // Blue Color
    delay(2000);
    setColor(0, 0, 255); // Green Color
    }
}
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So with that code you never actually see the green light as it flashes back to blue so quickly. I need it to stay green until the red if statement is true.

if (sensorValue > sensorThres) {
    setColor(255, 0, 0); // Red Color
    }
    
if (sensorValue < sensorThres) {
    setColor(0, 255, 0); // Blue Color
    delay(2000);
    setColor(0, 0, 255); // Green Color
    delay(1000);
    }