Hi all 
I'm currently programming a fake bomb, the Counter Strike: GO bomb, for using it in airsoft games.
But there is a part that i dont know how to make.
When bomb is planted, it makes a sound and a led blinking that goes progressively more frecuently, like a marble bouncing in the ground until it stops, from 45 sec. to 0.
And it can't have any delay
Any ideas?
Thank you and happy new year!!
And it can't have any delay
You need to look into using millis() for timing as in the BlinkWithoutDelay example and Several things at the same time
Save the time an event happens then each time through loop() check whether the required period has elapsed since the event. If not then go round loop() again reading inputs etc. If the period has elapsed then take the required action. For your application change the required period between each blink.
This is what I’ve done:
Part of the code:
timeCalc = millis() - anteriorMillis;
int progre = map(countdownTime, 45, 0, 1000, 0);timeCalcVar = timeCalc % progre;
if (timeCalc >= progre && timeCalcVar >= 0 && timeCalcVar <= 150) {
digitalWrite(ledRojo, HIGH);
}
else {
digitalWrite(ledRojo, LOW);
}
This is what i’ve thought, but it does not blink as i want
You have not posted your whole program so it is not obvious what you have done, but this should give you something to get you started
const byte ledPin = 13;
unsigned long blinkStart;
unsigned long blinkPeriod = 1000;
unsigned long currentMillis;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
while (blinkPeriod > 0)
{
currentMillis = millis();
if (currentMillis - blinkStart >= blinkPeriod)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, !digitalRead(ledPin));
blinkStart = blinkStart + blinkPeriod;
blinkPeriod -= 10;
}
}
}
void loop()
{
}
Obviously you will need to make changes to some/all of the parameters but it outputs an ever faster blink to pin 13 over a period of time which is the sort of thing that I think you want.
Here the full program, in case 1 is the part i mean
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Keypad.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
//#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE);
//LiquidCrystal lcd(7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2);
const byte FILA = 4; //numero de filas del teclado
const byte COLS = 3; //numero de columnas del teclado
//el keymap define la correspondencia de la tecla pulsada con la tecla mostrada en el teclado físicamente
char keys[FILA][COLS] =
{
{'1', '2', '3'},
{'4', '5', '6'},
{'7', '8', '9'},
{'*', '0', '#'}
};
//Pines correspondientes de las filas y columnas
byte filaPines[FILA] = {9, 8, 7, 6}; //Filas 0 a 3
byte colPines[COLS] = {5, 4, 3}; //Columnas 0 a 3
//crea una instancia de keymap
Keypad teclado = Keypad( makeKeymap(keys), filaPines, colPines, FILA, COLS );
//Entradas/salidas
const byte interruptor = 2;
const byte ledRojo = 13;
const byte ledVerde = 5;
const byte ledAzul = 6;
//Variables
bool activar = false;
const String asterisco = "*******";
String claveintro = "xxxxxxx";
const String clavedefecto = "7355608";
byte indiceTeclado = 0;
const byte tiempoEx = 45; //Tiempo en segundos
byte countdownTime = tiempoEx;
byte estadoBomba = 0;
byte coincide = 0;
char tecla = 0;
unsigned long anteriorMillis = 0;
unsigned long timeCalc = 0;
unsigned long timeCalcVar = 0;
const byte origiCursor = 15;
byte lcdCursor = origiCursor;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(activar, INPUT);
pinMode(ledRojo, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledVerde, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledAzul, OUTPUT);
// cls();
}
void loop() {
if (digitalRead(interruptor) == HIGH) {
activar = true;
Serial.println("PLANTING");
}
if (activar) {
switch (estadoBomba) {
case 0: // introducir clave
for (int j = 15; j >= 8; j--) {
lcd.setCursor(j, 0);
lcd.print(asterisco);
}
tecla = teclado.getKey();
if (tecla != NO_KEY) {
claveintro[indiceTeclado] = tecla;
lcd.setCursor(lcdCursor, 0);
lcd.print(claveintro);
indiceTeclado++;
lcdCursor--;
Serial.print(tecla);
Serial.println(" ");
Serial.print("Clave introducida: ");
Serial.println(claveintro);
Serial.print("Indice teclado: ");
Serial.println(indiceTeclado);
for (int i = 0; i < 7 && indiceTeclado == 7; i++) {
if (claveintro[i] == clavedefecto[i]) {
coincide++;
Serial.print("Coincide ");
Serial.println(coincide);
Serial.println(i);
}
while (i == 6) {
if (coincide == 7) {
coincide = 0;
indiceTeclado = 0;
estadoBomba = 1;
lcdCursor = origiCursor;
break;
}
else {
indiceTeclado = 0;
coincide = 0;
lcdCursor = origiCursor;
Serial.println("Clave erronea");
break;
}
}
}
}
break;
case 1: // cuentra atrás con desactivación
Serial.println("Cuenta atras");
anteriorMillis = millis();
for (int j = 15; j >= 8; j--) {
lcd.setCursor(j, 0);
lcd.print(asterisco);
}
while (countdownTime != 0 && estadoBomba == 1) {
timeCalc = millis() - anteriorMillis;
if (timeCalc >= 1000) {
countdownTime--;
anteriorMillis = millis();
Serial.print("Time remaining: ");
Serial.println(countdownTime);
if (countdownTime >= 10) {
lcd.setCursor(14, 1);
lcd.print(countdownTime);
}
else {
lcd.setCursor(14, 1);
lcd.print("0");
lcd.setCursor(15, 1);
lcd.print(countdownTime);
}
}
int progre = map(countdownTime, 45, 0, 1000, 0);
timeCalcVar = timeCalc % progre;
if (timeCalc >= progre && timeCalcVar <= 100) {
digitalWrite(ledRojo, HIGH);
Serial.println(progre);
Serial.println(timeCalcVar);
}
else if(timeCalc <= progre)
{
digitalWrite(ledRojo, LOW);
}
tecla = teclado.getKey();
if (tecla != NO_KEY) {
claveintro[indiceTeclado] = tecla;
lcd.setCursor(lcdCursor, 0);
lcd.print(claveintro);
indiceTeclado++;
lcdCursor--;
Serial.print(tecla);
Serial.println(" ");
Serial.print("Clave introducida: ");
Serial.println(claveintro);
Serial.print("Indice teclado: ");
Serial.println(indiceTeclado);
for (int i = 0; i < 7 && indiceTeclado == 7; i++) {
if (claveintro[i] == clavedefecto[i]) {
coincide++;
Serial.print("Coincide ");
Serial.println(coincide);
Serial.println(i);
}
while (i == 6) {
if (coincide == 7) {
coincide = 0;
indiceTeclado = 0;
estadoBomba = 2;
lcdCursor = origiCursor;
break;
}
else {
indiceTeclado = 0;
coincide = 0;
Serial.println("Clave erronea");
lcdCursor = origiCursor;
break;
}
}
}
}
}
if (countdownTime == 0) estadoBomba = 3; //explota
break;
case 2: // Desactivación
Serial.println("Bomb has been defused");
for (int i = 0; i <= 20; i++) {
digitalWrite(ledRojo, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledRojo, LOW);
delay(50);
}
countdownTime = tiempoEx;
estadoBomba = 0;
break;
case 3: // Explota
Serial.println("Bomb exploded");
digitalWrite(ledRojo, HIGH);
delay(2000);
digitalWrite(ledRojo, LOW);
countdownTime = tiempoEx;
estadoBomba = 0;
break;
}
}
}
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I’m sorry, fixed 
You have this:
while (countdownTime != 0 && estadoBomba == 1) {
timeCalc = millis() - anteriorMillis;
Since you placed your time code inside the while loop, nothing outside the while loop can run while the code inside it is running. See reply #2.
aarg:
You have this:while (countdownTime != 0 && estadoBomba == 1) {
timeCalc = millis() - anteriorMillis;
Since you placed your time code inside the while loop, nothing outside the while loop can run while the code inside it is running. See reply #2.
That part of the code is running until countdownTime == 0 or claveintro == clavedefecto, so until bomb explodes or defused it wont get out. The bomb code work perfectly, but the part i want to make is led blinking that will blink more quickly until countdownTime == 0, then it will be HIGH
Alferciu:
That part of the code is running until countdownTime == 0 or claveintro == clavedefecto, so until bomb explodes or defused it wont get out. The bomb code work perfectly, but the part i want to make is led blinking that will blink more quickly until countdownTime == 0, then it will be HIGH
Right. You are describing “doing two things at the same time”. You are trapped in that while loop, so you can only do one thing. You have to change that.
aarg:
Right. You are describing “doing two things at the same time”. You are trapped in that while loop, so you can only do one thing. You have to change that.
But everything inside the While is executing until the while conditions stop matching, it works but not the way i want.
In this part it counts from 45 to 0 sec
timeCalc = millis() - anteriorMillis;
if (timeCalc >= 1000) {
countdownTime--;
anteriorMillis = millis();
Serial.print("Time remaining: ");
Serial.println(countdownTime);
if (countdownTime >= 10) {
lcd.setCursor(14, 1);
lcd.print(countdownTime);
}
else {
lcd.setCursor(14, 1);
lcd.print("0");
lcd.setCursor(15, 1);
lcd.print(countdownTime);
}
}
In this other part I convert the 45 secs in the rank of 1000 milisec, the idea is to use that mapping as delay
int progre = map(countdownTime, 45, 0, 1000, 0);
With this part of code I pretend to make the blinking, but the blinking its not like “one second” ON and one second OFF, but in every second 150 milisec ON and the rest off, and even faster
timeCalcVar = timeCalc % progre;
if (timeCalc >= progre && timeCalcVar <= 100) {
digitalWrite(ledRojo, HIGH);
Serial.println(progre);
Serial.println(timeCalcVar);
}
else if(timeCalc <= progre)
{
digitalWrite(ledRojo, LOW);
}
up
Alferciu:
When bomb is planted, it makes a sound and a led blinking that goes progressively more frecuently, like a marble bouncing in the ground until it stops, from 45 sec. to 0.And it can’t have any delay
Any ideas?
Thank you and happy new year!!
try this:
#define COUNTDOWN_PERIOD 45 * 1000UL // 45 seconds
unsigned long countDownTime = COUNTDOWN_PERIOD;
const byte ledPin = 5;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.println(countDownTime / 1000);
}
void loop()
{
if(countdown(countDownTime))
{
blink(map(countDownTime, 0, COUNTDOWN_PERIOD, 0, 1000)); // from 1 second flash to zero
}
else
{
Serial.println("Boom");
}
}
int countdown(unsigned long &remainingTime)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if (remainingTime <= 0)
{
return 0;
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > 1000UL)
{
remainingTime -= 1000;
Serial.println(remainingTime / 1000);
lastMillis += 1000UL;
}
return 1;
}
void blink(unsigned long blinkRate)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if(millis() - lastMillis > blinkRate)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, !digitalRead(ledPin));
lastMillis = millis();
}
}
BulldogLowell:
try this:#define COUNTDOWN_PERIOD 45 * 1000UL // 45 seconds
unsigned long countDownTime = COUNTDOWN_PERIOD;
const byte ledPin = 5;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.println(countDownTime / 1000);
}
void loop()
{
if(countdown(countDownTime))
{
blink(map(countDownTime, 0, COUNTDOWN_PERIOD, 0, 1000)); // from 1 second flash to zero
}
else
{
Serial.println(“Boom”);
}
}
int countdown(unsigned long &remainingTime)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if (remainingTime <= 0)
{
return 0;
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > 1000UL)
{
remainingTime -= 1000;
Serial.println(remainingTime / 1000);
lastMillis += 1000UL;
}
return 1;
}
void blink(unsigned long blinkRate)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if(millis() - lastMillis > blinkRate)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, !digitalRead(ledPin));
lastMillis = millis();
}
}
Thank you very much!!! It works
I need to make a “flashing” blinking, imagine that in one second of blinking, first 150 msec are HIGH and the rest OFF. But since its a variable delay I have no idea how can I do it
Alferciu:
Thank you very much!!! It worksI need to make a "flashing" blinking, imagine that in one second of blinking, first 150 msec are HIGH and the rest OFF. But since its a variable delay I have no idea how can I do it
loop() gets called continuosly, so just do:
long lastLedOnPoint;
boolean LedIsON;
loop()
{
long period = millis() - lastLedOnPoint;
if (LedIsON == false && period > 1000)
{
lastLedOnPoint = millis();
digitalWrite(LEDPin, HIGH);
LedIsON = true;
}
else if (LedIsON == true && period > 150)
{
// turn it off after it has been ON for 150ms
digitalWrite(LEDPin, LOW);
LedIsON = false;
}
}
/code]
arduinodlb:
loop() gets called continuosly, so just do:long lastLedOnPoint;
boolean LedIsON;
loop()
{
long period = millis() - lastLedOnPoint;
if (LedIsON == false && period > 1000)
{
lastLedOnPoint = millis();
digitalWrite(LEDPin, HIGH);
LedIsON = true;
}
else if (LedIsON == true && period > 150)
{
// turn it off after it has been ON for 150ms
digitalWrite(LEDPin, LOW);
LedIsON = false;
}
}
/code]
Sorry, but you didn't read that period is countinously getting lower so those 150 msec wont work, must be getting lower too
Alferciu:
[..]imagine that in one second of blinking, first 150 msec are HIGH and the rest OFF. But since its a variable delay I have no idea how can I do it
Alferciu:
Thank you very much!!! It worksI need to make a “flashing” blinking, imagine that in one second of blinking, first 150 msec are HIGH and the rest OFF. But since its a variable delay I have no idea how can I do it
something like this:
(I thought 50ms looks way more cool!)
#define COUNTDOWN_PERIOD 45 * 1000UL // 60 seconds
unsigned long countDownTime = COUNTDOWN_PERIOD;
const byte ledPin = 5;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.println(countDownTime / 1000);
}
void loop()
{
if(countdown(countDownTime))
{
blink(map(countDownTime, 0, COUNTDOWN_PERIOD, 0, 1000)); // from 1 second flash to zero
}
else
{
Serial.println("Boom");
}
}
int countdown(unsigned long &remainingTime)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if (remainingTime <= 0)
{
return 0;
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > 1000UL)
{
remainingTime -= 1000;
Serial.println(remainingTime / 1000);
lastMillis += 1000UL;
}
return 1;
}
void blink(unsigned long blinkRate)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if(digitalRead(ledPin) && millis() - lastMillis > 50UL && blinkRate > 50UL)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > blinkRate)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, !digitalRead(ledPin));
lastMillis = millis();
}
}
Alferciu:
Sorry, but you didn’t read that period is countinously getting lower so those 150 msec wont work, must be getting lower too
Sorry, this statement made it sound fixed:
Alferciu:
Thank you very much!!! It worksI need to make a “flashing” blinking, imagine that in one second of blinking, first 150 msec are HIGH and the rest OFF. But since its a variable delay I have no idea how can I do it
So I am having trouble understanding exactly what values you want. If you can explain the maths you want, we can help you with the code.
is it
BulldogLowell:
(I thought 50ms looks way more cool!)
ore even better:
void blink(unsigned long blinkRate)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
static bool ledState = false;
if(digitalRead(ledPin) && (millis() - lastMillis > 50UL) && blinkRate > 50UL)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > blinkRate)
{
ledState = !ledState;
digitalWrite(ledPin, ledState);
lastMillis = millis();
}
}
BulldogLowell:
something like this:(I thought 50ms looks way more cool!)
#define COUNTDOWN_PERIOD 45 * 1000UL // 60 seconds
unsigned long countDownTime = COUNTDOWN_PERIOD;
const byte ledPin = 5;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.println(countDownTime / 1000);
}
void loop()
{
if(countdown(countDownTime))
{
blink(map(countDownTime, 0, COUNTDOWN_PERIOD, 0, 1000)); // from 1 second flash to zero
}
else
{
Serial.println(“Boom”);
}
}
int countdown(unsigned long &remainingTime)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if (remainingTime <= 0)
{
return 0;
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > 1000UL)
{
remainingTime -= 1000;
Serial.println(remainingTime / 1000);
lastMillis += 1000UL;
}
return 1;
}
void blink(unsigned long blinkRate)
{
static unsigned long lastMillis = 0;
if(digitalRead(ledPin) && millis() - lastMillis > 50UL && blinkRate > 50UL)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
}
if(millis() - lastMillis > blinkRate)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, !digitalRead(ledPin));
lastMillis = millis();
}
}
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! Thats what I was exactly looking for, you made my day
As soon as I finish the full code I will upload it here
arduinodlb:
So I am having trouble understanding exactly what values you want. If you can explain the maths you want, we can help you with the code.is it
- “ON for blink_rate, OFF for 1 second - blink rate” or
- “ON for blink_rate, OFF for blink_rate, up to 1 second” or
- “ON for blink_rate, OFF for blink_rate” or
- “ON for 150ms, OFF for blink_rate - 150ms” or
- something else…
Remember the sound of a marble bouncing in the ground, that was what I mean, BulldogLowell catched the idea, test the code