Start button logic

ino/demo/demo.ino

@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ void brake (){
 }
 
 /**
- * Vex = higher voltage that can power the motor and/or the shield as well as the Arduino if wanted
+ * Vex = Higher voltage that can power the motor and/or the shield as well as the Arduino if wanted
  * 5V = Must be a clean 5V that can power the Arduino and shield, and if wanted also the motor itself
- * GND = ass always, the ground of everything
+ * GND = Ass always, the ground of everything
  * B- = Connection of the first motor or first winding of the stepper motor
  * B+ = Connection of the first motor or first winding of the stepper motor
  * A- = Connection of the second motor or second winding of the stepper motor

ino/takeup/takeup.ino

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <SoftwareSerial.h>
 
+/**
+ * CONSTANTS
+ **/
+
 #define Fpos 9
 #define Fneg 10
 
@@ -18,6 +22,13 @@
 #define Fbutton 3
 #define Bbutton 4
 
+const frameTime = 40; //ms
+const frameSpeed = 255;
+
+/**
+ * STATE
+ **/
+
 const int Buttons[2] = {Fbutton, Bbutton};
 volatile int ButtonState[4] = {1, 1};
 volatile long ButtonTime[4] = {0, 0};
@@ -32,15 +43,28 @@ volatile int Bspeed = 255;
 volatile boolean Frunning = false;
 volatile boolean Brunning = false;
 
+voilatile long timer = 0;
+
+/**
+ * SERIAL
+ **/
+
 volatile char cmdChar = 'z';
 const char Fcmd = 'D';
 const char Bcmd = 'E';
 
+const int serialDelay = 5;
+
 SoftwareSerial softSerial (Fsignal, Bsignal);
 
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(57600);
+  Serial.flush();
+  Serial.setTimeout(serialDelay);
+
   softSerial.begin(9600);
+  softSerial.flush();
+  softSerial.setTimeout(serialDelay);
 
   pinMode(Fpos, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(Fneg, OUTPUT);
@@ -196,10 +220,14 @@ void btn (int index) {
   if (val != ButtonState[index]) {
     if (val == LOW) { // pressed
       ButtonTime[index] = millis();
+      button_start(index, buttontime);
     } else if (val == HIGH) { // not pressed
       buttontime = millis() - ButtonTime[index];
       button_end(index, buttontime);
     }
+  }
+  if (val == LOW) {
+    
   }
   ButtonState[index] = val;
 }
@@ -222,9 +250,9 @@ void button_end (int index, long buttontime) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Vex = higher voltage that can power the motor and/or the shield as well as the Arduino if wanted
+ * Vex = Higher voltage that can power the motor and/or the shield as well as the Arduino if wanted
  * 5V = Must be a clean 5V that can power the Arduino and shield, and if wanted also the motor itself
- * GND = ass always, the ground of everything
+ * GND = as always, the ground of everything
  * B- = Connection of the first motor or first winding of the stepper motor
  * B+ = Connection of the first motor or first winding of the stepper motor
  * A- = Connection of the second motor or second winding of the stepper motor