C Code for flowcode macro

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I am trying to flash an LED and sound a piezo at the same time, as a buggy is reversing.
I am using flowcode and cannot have the two outputs high together and at different frequencies. At the moment I'm pulsing the Piezo for 250ms at 40us / 40us - then turning the LED on for 250ms then looping

I suspect I can do this properly with a C code macro in the flowcode, but not sure how to do it.
At the moment the macro looks like this (i have excluded the motors clarity)

Master loop - 3s (reversing period)
Loop1 for 4000(approx)
PortB - 00000001
Delay - 40us
PortB - 00000000
Delay - 40us
End Loop1
PortB - 00000010
Delay - 250ms
PortB - 00000000
Master loop - end

Posted 30-Jan-13 1:54am

Christophe73

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OriginalGriff 30-Jan-13 8:01am

Why can't you have them both high at different frequencies? It would appear to be two separate bits on teh output, and LED's don't generally take much power.

Is 250ms / 40uS long enough for the piezo to actually respond? They are physical objects, after all.

Christophe73 30-Jan-13 8:16am

Yes the piezo will sound. To have them both operating at the same time would mean they are operating based on the same delay - the LED would not flash it would appear on constantly.

The flowcode operates sequentially so if i pulse the piezo at one frequncy for 250ms i must wait for the 250ms period to finish before i can pulse the LED at a seperate frequency - so they are not on together.

OriginalGriff 30-Jan-13 9:34am

So why not use a frequency of 50uS and turn the bleeper on or off each "tick", and the LED each five "ticks" - it's easy to code, it's easy to understand, and it should work fine...it's what I do when I need two dissimilar frequencies!

Christophe73 30-Jan-13 9:38am

This is my 1st attempt at a PIC project and I'm using flowcode, I have no experience with C Code, but i have a C Code macro option, but don't know were to start, could you post your version and I'll try it and tinker.

Christophe73 31-Jan-13 6:32am

9 million members , 37,000 online and no one can help this beginner code this???

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