void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: Serial.begin(9600); } void loop() { // put your main code here, to run repeatedly: char pat[] = "xxx xx x xx "; Serial.println("STARTOF PROGRAM"); int i = 0; while (i<12) { // do something (with i) if (pat[i] == 'x') { tone(11, 440, 40); delay(40); tone(11, 220, 40); } Serial.println(pat[i]); i++; delay(150); } Serial.println("END OF PROGRAM"); }