Stopping a looping profram

gentledave7 · March 4, 2022, 8:36pm

I am a new user. I'm working on the sequencing lights program. I want to write a program of my own that will only loop once or twice. I understand the program will go forever until power is removed. I would like to be able to make program adjustments and then restart to program.
I believe that I have to just rewrite the program, verify then upload it. Is that my best option? I write new programs in a word processor then paste them in.
Thank you for your help. By the way, I am 74 years old. trying to keep my mind active.

horace · March 4, 2022, 8:58pm

you can hard code the control algorithm parameters into the program - compile, link and run it
edit the program source to modify the parameters - comiple, link and run it
etc etc

an alternative is to loop

reading the parameters from the keyboard
2.- execute the control sequence

hence once the program is working you don't have to keep editing the sorce code

alto777 · March 4, 2022, 9:15pm

I hope you know that you can upload new code to the board while it is in the middle of repeating whatever it is repeating.

You could put all your code in setup(), there it will only run once or

count in the loop how many times you’ve come around and put a show stopper in there

    if (count > 13)
         while (1) {}   // will sit here forever doing nothing else but

but really, why bother?

a7

Paul_B · March 4, 2022, 11:20pm

what?

gentledave7 · March 5, 2022, 3:40pm

Thanks, everyone. I will continue to gain better knowledge of C++.

alto777 · March 5, 2022, 4:31pm

Sometimes all you need is a little google fu. I read your question again for the first time…

Tip: add Arduino to anything.

Still might need to know how things are referred to. Try

      change program parameters arduino serial

and poke around a bit, I think it might move you along.

Also, the IDE I assume you are using has an editor, dunno why a word processor needs to be part of your work flow.

HTH

a7

gentledave7 · March 6, 2022, 6:01pm

Sorry to be a pest.

This is what I have so far but I am lost as to what it is asking. I have reviewed other programs to compare and for the life of me, I can't figure out what I am missing.

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ CODE BELOW @@@@@@@@@@@@@@

int LED1 = 13;
int LED2 = 12;
int LED3 = 11;
int LED4 = 10;
int LED5 = 9;
int LED6 = 8;
int LED7 = 7;
int LED8 = 6;
int LED9 = 5;
int LED10 = 4;
int LED11 = 3;
int LED12 = 2;

void setup() {

pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
pinMode(6, OUTPUT);
pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
pinMode(12, OUTPUT);
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}

// Right to Left

digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(1, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(12, LOW);
delay(100);

// Left to Right

digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(12, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(1, LOW);
delay(100);

// Right to Left 2 at a time

digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(1, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(12, LOW);
delay(100);

// Middle out

digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(10, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(1, LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(11, LOW);
delay(100);

}

| alto777
March 5 |

| - |

Sometimes all you need is a little google fu. I read your question again for the first time…

Tip: add Arduino to anything.

Still might need to know how things are referred to. Try

      change program parameters arduino serial

and poke around a bit, I think it might move you along.

Also, the IDE I assume you are using has an editor, dunno why a word processor needs to be part of your work flow.

HTH

a7

mrburnette · March 6, 2022, 6:28pm

Round your line #31, you forgot

void loop() {
// matching } at the end is already there.

GoForSmoke · March 6, 2022, 6:36pm

It depends on what the adjustments are.
It's not so hard to write a sketch that lets you change operating values.
I'm only 65 but I've done this kind of thing for a while now.

mrburnette · March 6, 2022, 6:44pm

I reformatted so you can see what you are doing. Eventually, you :could: simplify this into a multi-tab IDE.


int LED1 = 13;
int LED2 = 12;
int LED3 = 11;
int LED4 = 10;
int LED5 = 9;
int LED6 = 8;
int LED7 = 7;
int LED8 = 6;
int LED9 = 5;
int LED10 = 4;
int LED11 = 3;
int LED12 = 2;

void setup() {

  pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(6, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(12, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}

void loop () {
  // Left to Right
  left2right();
  // Right to Left 2 at a time
  right2leftx2();
  // Middle out
  middleout();
}

void left2right()
{
  // Right to Left

  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delay(100);

  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delay(100);


  digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);

  digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);


}

void right2leftx2()
{ digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delay(100);

  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delay(100);
}
void middleout() {

  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);

  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(6, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(7, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(9, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(2, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(10, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(1, LOW);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(11, LOW);
  delay(100);
}

Sketch uses 3296 bytes (10%) of program storage space. Maximum is 32256 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2039 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.

alto777 · March 6, 2022, 8:03pm

Not at all.

You are going to love learning more about programming… I think I see where the word processor comes into things.

I suggest you stop trying to do cool stuff, as gratifying as it may be, and start looking into basic language features that will make things like this very much easier.

Save this program when/if you get it working, as it seems you are close to doing, and come back to it one day and marvel.

Have you found on line sources that present a step by step approach to the Arduino?

Google

 basic Arduino programming

or

Arduino beginner's tutorial

and things like that, there are literally dozens of places to see. Give a few 10 or 15 minutes each; you will learn something no matter what, and quickly discover whether you are a match to the material, how it is presented and whoever is leading.

Key is finding something that matches your learning style, video or reading or just googling once you are wondering about a concept… the only thing all of them have in common is that it will take some time and work.

We all started nowhere, and some delight in making it look easy, but it isn't, and never was for anyone.

a7

gentledave7 · March 7, 2022, 1:39pm

Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your patience.

Paul_B · March 7, 2022, 2:40pm

But do please read the instructions, then go back and edit your post #7 to properly include the code.

Edit - "pencil" icon below the post.

system · September 3, 2022, 2:40pm

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