\/* code modified by Ben and Charley
\nfrom James and Christian’s Balloon Tree
\n*\/<\/p>\n
int photoSwitch = 2;
\nint motorPin0 = 3; \/\/ pin in hbridge to arduino for motor
\nint motorPin1 = 4; \/\/ pin in hbridge to arduino for motor<\/p>\n
int switchPin1 = 7; \/\/ pin for switch 1 to arduino
\nint switchPin2 = 8; \/\/ pin for switch 2 to arduino<\/p>\n
int state1 = 0; \/\/ initial state of switch 1 is open
\nint state2 = 0; \/\/ initial state of switch 2 is open
\nint motorPinSwap = 0; \/\/variable used to switch direction of motor
\nint motorPin0value = HIGH; \/\/ variable for motor direction
\nint motorPin1value = LOW; \/\/ variable for motor direction<\/p>\n
boolean previouslyPressed1 = false; \/\/BOOLEAN STATEMENT USED TO UNDERSTAND THE PREVIOUS STATE OF SWITCH1
\nboolean previouslyPressed2 = false; \/\/BOOLEAN STATEMENT USED TO UNDERSTAND THE PREVIOUS STATE OF SWITCH2<\/p>\n
void setup() {
\nSerial.begin(9600);
\npinMode(motorPin0, OUTPUT);
\npinMode(motorPin1, OUTPUT);
\n\/\/the switch is an input
\npinMode(photoSwitch, INPUT);
\npinMode(switchPin1, INPUT);
\npinMode(switchPin2, INPUT);
\n}<\/p>\n
void loop() {<\/p>\n
if (digitalRead(photoSwitch) == HIGH) {
\ndigitalWrite(motorPin0,motorPin0value); \/\/starts motor in one direction using variable motorPin0value
\ndigitalWrite(motorPin1,motorPin1value); \/\/starts motor in one direction using variable motorPin1value<\/p>\n
\/\/
\nstate1 = digitalRead(switchPin1); \/\/READING THE STATE SWITCH1
\nSerial.print(motorPin0value,DEC); \/\/PRINT LINE
\nSerial.println(motorPin1value,DEC); \/\/PRINT LINE
\n\/\/********************************* IF STATEMENT FOR SWITCH1 ******************************
\nif(state1 == 1 && previouslyPressed1 == false) \/\/IF STATEMENT IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE MOTORS DIRECTION
\n{ \/\/IF SWITCH1 IS TURNED ON, AND IT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PRESSED
\nmotorPinSwap = motorPin0value; \/\/THEN SWITCH THE PIN AND REVERSE THE DIRECTION OF THE MOTOR
\nmotorPin0value = motorPin1value; \/\/WHICH IN RETURN MEANS THE SWITCH AS BEEN PREVIOUSLY PRESSED
\nmotorPin1value = motorPinSwap; \/\/WHICH IS WHY IT IS NOW “TRUE”<\/p>\n
previouslyPressed1 = true;
\n}
\nelse if(state1 == 0) \/\/ELSE IF THE SWITCH IS NOT TURNED ON THAN IT HAS ALSO NOT
\npreviouslyPressed1 = false; \/\/BEEN PREVIOUSLY PRESSED<\/p>\n
\/\/
\nstate2 = digitalRead(switchPin2); \/\/READING A SECOND STATE USING SWITCH2
\nSerial.print(motorPin0value,DEC);
\nSerial.println (motorPin1value,DEC);
\n\/\/******************************************* IF STATEMENT FOR SWITCH2 **************************************
\nif(state2 == 1 && previouslyPressed2 == false) \/\/IF STATEMENT IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE MOTORS DIRECTION
\n{
\nmotorPinSwap = motorPin0value;
\nmotorPin0value = motorPin1value;
\nmotorPin1value = motorPinSwap;<\/p>\n
previouslyPressed2 = true;
\n}
\nelse if(state2 == 0)
\npreviouslyPressed2 = false;<\/p>\n
}
\nelse {
\ndigitalWrite(motorPin0, HIGH); \/\/ set leg 1 of the H-bridge high
\ndigitalWrite(motorPin1, HIGH); \/\/ set leg 2 of the H-bridge
\n}<\/p>\n
}<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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