fulf / arduino-led-blinker

Simple library for Arduino that offers control over LEDs without the use of delay functions.

Arduino LED Blinker

Simple library for Arduino that offers control over LEDs without the use of delay functions.

Turn LEDs on/off, toggle them, make them blink or even run custom patterns! All without the use of delay functions, so your firmware can run continuously smooth!

Features

• Easy control of LEDs
• Simple blinking
• Custom pattern support
• No delay functions

Installation

• Download the ZIP archive of the project (from GitHub's Clone or download menu).
• Open the Arduino IDE
• Go to Sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library...
• Select the ZIP you just downloaded

Quick start

Include the library in your project

#include <LEDBlinker.h>

To create an LED Blinker you must specify the LED's pin

LEDBlinker led(1);

The constructor also accepts a second argument describing the interval for the blink() and run_pattern() methods, in miliseconds

LEDBlinker led(1, 250);

Setting the blinking interval:

led.set_interval(500);

Setting a pattern (necesarry for run_pattern()):

int pattern[] = {1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0};
int size = sizeof(p)/sizeof(p[0]); //8

led.set_pattern(pattern, size);

Turning the LED ON/OFF:

led.on();
led.off();

Making te LED blink (should be in a looping method):

led.blink();

Running the LED pattern (should be in a looping method):

// the pattern defaults to a simple blinking pattern unless otherwise set
led.run_pattern();