Morse project with funtions, parametrers and switch

SOS code with 3 functions

Morse project with functions, parameters and switch

Sos code with 3 functions

SOS code with 3 functions

const byte ledPin = 13;

void setup();

// Use ledPin as output

pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);

//Create a function for short blink

void shortBlink(){

// Make a single short blin

digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);

delay(200);

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);

delay(200);

void longBlink(){

// Make a single long blink

digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);

delay(600);

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);

delay(200);

}

 

void morseBlink(char character) {
/*morse blink is a function that only deppens on one argument or parameter named character (I choose that name). This parameter is a variable of char type, and char type is a number corresponding to ASCII characters */


// Translate character to Morse code

switch(character){
/*switch is a common fuction in programming lenguages and is an alternative to "if", "else" statements or instructions equivalent to if characters=="s", and break means stop and end of the code */

case ‘s‘:

shortBlink();

shortBlink();

shortBlink();

break;

case ‘o‘:

longBlink();

longBlink();

longBlink();

break;

}

}

void loop() {

// Start blinking SOS

morseBlink(‘s‘);

morseBlink(‘o‘);

morseBlink(‘s’);

}