/* * * Trigger Detect * * * Detecting triggers is essential to interact with other modules, for example to generate short bursts of sounds * Try the output of simple-lfo.ino with this patch and open the serial monitor to see what happens! * * A3 = Trigger in * */ bool triggered; // logic: trigered, yes or no long randNumber; //variable to store random number int pwmPin = 11; //define output pin, Meergranen output pin is 11 void setup() { pinMode(pwmPin,OUTPUT); Serial.begin(9600); // debugging (see if trigger is registered) } void loop() { int input3 = digitalRead(A3); // read analog pin 3 // trigger if(input3 && !triggered) { //if there is a reading on input3 and the bool condition triggered is not true do Serial.println("I hear a trigger!"); // DO SOMETHING ON TRIGGER HERE for(int i=0;i<2000;i++){ randNumber = random(10, 100); //generate random number between 10 and 100 digitalWrite(pwmPin, LOW); //set output pin to LOW (0v) delayMicroseconds(randNumber);//wait for randomNumber (10-100 Mircroseconds (0.00001-0.0001 seconds)) digitalWrite(pwmPin, HIGH); //set output pin to HIGH (5v) delayMicroseconds(randNumber); //wait for randomNumber (10-100 Mircroseconds (0.00001-0.0001 seconds)) triggered = true; } } else if(!input3 && triggered) { //if there is no reading on input3 and condition triggered is true (aka sound is playing), set triggered to false, aka stop playing // STOP WHEN NO TRIGGER IS PRESENT (or do something else ;) triggered = false; } }