B4R Question Proper way to do this loop - ESP-12E (ESP2866)

[Robert Valentino]

I am trying to control a RGB strip light.

Turns LEDs to Red, Waits then White, then waits, then Blue, waits then ALL off then does it again quickly

This code works fine, problem is when I am in this code I miss ANY push buttons (I would have thought that a push it would cause an interrupt and just to the AddListener routine but it seems to miss these pushes when in this loop

Is there a way to Delay and give up control so that if a push button happens I get that interrupt and my AddListener routine gets call?

When I am not in this loop I get the push button interrupts just fine.

Private  Sub Patriot           Dim LongDelay       As Int    = 1000

           Dim DelayTimes()   As Int    = Array As Int(LongDelay, 250)   
           
           
           For Each DelayTime As Int In DelayTimes           
               RPin.AnalogWrite(255)
               GPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               BPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               Delay(DelayTime)
               
               RPin.AnalogWrite(255)
               GPin.AnalogWrite(255)
               BPin.AnalogWrite(255)
               Delay(DelayTime)
               
               RPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               GPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               BPin.AnalogWrite(255)               
               Delay(DelayTime)

               RPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               GPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               BPin.AnalogWrite(0)
               Delay(DelayTime)               
           Next
           
           Delay(LongDelay * 3)
End Sub

 

[Johan Schoeman]

Probably by making use of CallSubPlus as it is non-blocking.

 

[Robert Valentino]

Wish CallSubPlus allowed a long so I could pass a RGB

 

[thetahsk]

Have a look to this tutorial about timers and loopers

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/timers-loopers-and-callsubplus.65989/

and this tutorial for picking colours with the Color Picker Tool, which is included in the B4R IDE.

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/rgb-leds.65998/

 

[Robert Valentino]

Thanks, yes timers are the way to go.

Wish there was a way of calling Code Module routine from a main.

Just kicking around - but this works - again just learning here

 

[janderkan]

Maybee you should switch the code in White and Off

 

[Robert Valentino]

Stopped doing each color individually using ShowColor routine (updated zip file)

 

[Cableguy]

Wish there was a way of calling Code Module routine from a main.

Use a code module or even a class, as you would with any b4x platform

 

[Robert Valentino]

I've since uploaded an example of what I am trying to do: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/forums/b4r-tutorials.76/

Might be over kill the way I did things but I wanted to push the bounds a little to see how much of a real world application could be written with this chip.

VERY impressive to say the least how much you can do for a less then $5 chip

I'm hooked