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Created July 25, 2014 15:30
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rainbow.ino
//Pin connected to latch pin (ST_CP) of 74HC595
const int latchPin = 8;
//Pin connected to clock pin (SH_CP) of 74HC595
const int clockPin = 12;
////Pin connected to Data in (DS) of 74HC595
const int dataPin = 11;
void setup() {
//set pins to output because they are addressed in the main loop
pinMode(latchPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(dataPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(clockPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("reset");
ledsOff();
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(1000);
ledsOff();
shiftData(0);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(0);
ledsOn();
delay(1000);
}
void loop() {
int gap = 250;
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first off
shiftData(253);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first two off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(127);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(63);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(31);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(15);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(7);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(3);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(1);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(127);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(63);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(31);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(15);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(7);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(3);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(1);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(0);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(1);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(3);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(7);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(15);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(31);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(63);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(127);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(1);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(3);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(7);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(15);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(31);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(63);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(127);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(253);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(255);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(253);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(254);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(255);
shiftData(252);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(127);
shiftData(248);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(63);
shiftData(240);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(31);
shiftData(224);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(15);
shiftData(192);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(7);
shiftData(128);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(3);
shiftData(0);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
ledsOff();
// this turns all but the first three off
shiftData(252);
shiftData(0);
shiftData(0);
ledsOn();
delay(gap);
delay(1000);
// for(byte three = 3; three >= 0; three = three << 1){
// for(byte two = 255; two >= 0; two = two << 1){
// for(byte one = 255; one >= 0; one = one << 1){
// ledsOff();
// shiftData(three);
// shiftData(two);
// shiftData(one);
// ledsOn();
// delay(300);
// if(one == 0)
// break;
// }
// if(two == 0)
// break;
// }
// if(three == 0)
// break;
// }
// delay(1000);
}
void ledsOff(){
digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
}
void ledsOn(){
digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
}
void shiftData(byte b){
for( int i=7; i>=0; i--) {
if( b & (1 << i )) {
digitalWrite(dataPin, HIGH);
Serial.print(1);
}
else {
digitalWrite(dataPin, LOW);
Serial.print(0);
}
digitalWrite(clockPin, HIGH);
digitalWrite(clockPin, LOW);
}
Serial.println();
// digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
// digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
}
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