while loop does not stop / 7 segment with 4026

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#1

hello,

i have a weird problem. i hooked up a 4026 with a 7 segment and want to use arduino as impule driver. everything works actually, the 7 segment counts up from 0 to 9 with impulses given from the arduino but it wont stop. i want my arduino pulse 6 times and then stop?
im a bit stuck here. i dont know what i am doing wrong?

int var1;
int var2;

void setup() {                
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);  

}


void loop() {
  
   var1 = 0;
   var2 = 6; 

   while(var1 < var2){
   

       digitalWrite(13, HIGH);   // set the LED on
       delay(100);              // wait for a second
       digitalWrite(13, LOW);    // set the LED off
       delay(100);              // wait for a second
       var1++;
  
   }
 }

im just playing around but the idea is later to have var2 inside a sensor or something
any sugestions? it just loops thru without stopping

thanks
pero

#2

No it does stop. BUT it is in the loop() function so when it finishes the loop() starts it off again. Put a print statement outside the loop and see it does finish, then start again.

#3

move these to setup, outside of void loop:

var1 = 0; var2 = 6;

otherwise, it does the High/Low writes, goes to the start of loop, resets them, and starts the High/Low writes again.

#4