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Hello ,Iām struggling with a problem. I want to execute a sequence of turning an LED on and off, but not just a simple on/off; I want a timed sequence that turns the LED on and off at specific intervals. My requirement is to use `millis()` because other actions need to run in parallel.
Hereās what Iāve done:
(currentMillis - timer2 >= 1000 && currentMillis - timer2 < 1100) ? digitalWrite(motor, LOW) : digitalWrite(motor, HIGH);
(currentMillis - timer2 >= 1100 && currentMillis - timer2 < 1500) ? digitalWrite(motor, HIGH) : digitalWrite(motor, LOW);
(currentMillis - timer2 >= 1500 && currentMillis - timer2 < 2000) ? digitalWrite(motor, LOW) : digitalWrite(motor, HIGH);
(currentMillis - timer2 >= 2000 && currentMillis - timer2 < 3000) ? digitalWrite(motor, HIGH) : digitalWrite(motor, LOW);
(currentMillis - timer2 >= 3000 && currentMillis - timer2 < 5000) ? digitalWrite(motor, LOW) : digitalWrite(motor, HIGH);
But this isnāt working as expected. Sequentially, it should look like:
- from 0 to 1000 ms = off
- from 1000 to 1100 ms = on
- from 1100 to 1200 ms = off
- from 1200 to 1500 ms = on
- etc.
Where am I going wrong?š¤
@camila_9900 Hello I see what youāre trying to achieve, and itās great that youāre using `millis()` for non-blocking timing to allow other actions to run in parallel. However, there seems to be a logic issue in your code with the intervals and the use of the ternary operators. The conditions are overlapping and might be causing unexpected behavior.
Try this out
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