Compiles, loads, back light comes on and that's it. I wired per author schematic.
Loaded their code. Question: after code there is a list of keywords, should they be added to code?
'''
/Simple LCD stopwatch program with stop, start, reset and lap buttons./
//including liblary for LCD
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
//setting up LCD INPUT pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(12,11,5,4,3,2);
//setting hours, minutes, secound and miliseconds to 0
int h=0;
int m=0;
int s=0;
int ms=0;
//defines pin for all buttons
const int start_pin = 8;
const int stop1_pin = 9;
const int reset_pin = 10;
//defines starting points (in my case 0)
int start=0;
int stop1=0;
int reset=0;
int brightness_pin = 6; //defines pin for setting brightness
int brightness=50; //you can change this number to change brightness
void setup()
{
analogWrite(brightness_pin ,brightness); //this sets brightness on pin 6
lcd.begin(16 ,2); //starting LCD
//defining pins if they are INPUT or OUTPUT pins
pinMode(start_pin, INPUT);
pinMode(stop1_pin, INPUT);
pinMode(reset_pin, INPUT);
pinMode(brightness_pin, OUTPUT);
}
void loop()
{
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("STOPWATCH");
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.print("TIME:");
lcd.print(h);
lcd.print(":");
lcd.print(m);
lcd.print(":");
lcd.print(s);
start = digitalRead(start_pin); //reading buton state
if(start == HIGH)
{
stopwatch(); //goes to sub program stopwatch
}
}
//--------------------SUB PROGRAMS-------------------------
void stopwatch()
{
lcd.setCursor(0,0); //setting start point on lcd
lcd.print("TIME:"); //writting TIME
lcd.print(h); //writing hours
lcd.print(":");
lcd.print(m); //writing minutes
lcd.print(":");
lcd.print(s); //writing seconds
ms=ms+10;
delay(10);
if(ms==590)
{
lcd.clear(); //clears LCD
}
if(ms==590) //if state for counting up seconds
{
ms=0;
s=s+1;
}
if(s==60) //if state for counting up minutes
{
s=0;
m=m+1;
}
if(m==60) //if state for counting up hours
{
m=00;
h=h+01;
}
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("STOPWATCH");
stop1 = digitalRead(stop1_pin); //reading buton state
if(stop1 == HIGH) //checking if button is pressed
{
stopwatch_stop(); //going to sub program
}
else
{
stopwatch(); //going to sub program
}
}
void stopwatch_stop()
{
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.print("TIME:");
lcd.print(h);
lcd.print(":");
lcd.print(m);
lcd.print(":");
lcd.print(s);
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("STOPWATCH");
start = digitalRead(start_pin); //reading buton state
if(start == HIGH)
{
stopwatch(); //going to sub program
}
reset = digitalRead(reset_pin); //reading buton state
if(reset == HIGH)
{
stopwatch_reset(); //going to sub program
loop();
}
if(reset == LOW)
{
stopwatch_stop(); //going to sub program
}
}
void stopwatch_reset()
{
lcd.clear();
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("STOPWATCH");
h=00; //seting hours to 0
m=00; //seting minutes to 0
s=00; //seting seconds to 0
return; //exiting the program and returning to the point where entered the program
}
################################
#syntax coloring map for liquidcrystal
############################
##################################
#datatype (keyword1)
###########################
liquidcrystal keyword1 liquid crystal
##########################
#methods and functions (Keyword)
#############################
begin keywords2
clear Keyword2
home keyword2
print keyword2
setcursor keyword2
cursor keyword2
nocursor keyword2
blink keyword2
noblink keyword2
display keyword2
nodisplay keyword2
autoscroll keyword2
noautoscroll keyword2
lefttoright keyword2
righttoleft keyword2
scrolldisplayleft keyword2
scrolldislpayright keyeord2
createchar keyword2
setrowoffsets keyeors2
######################
#constants (LITERAL1)
#########################
'''