Morse project with functions, parameters and switch

Sos code with 3 functions

SOS code with 3 functions

const byte ledPin = 13;

void setup() {

// Use ledPin as output

pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT) ;

//Create a function for short blink

void shortBlink() {

// Make a single short blin

digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH) ;

delay(200) ;

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW) ;

delay(200) ;

void longBlink() {

// Make a single long blink

digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH) ;

delay(600);

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW) ;

delay(200);

}

 

void morseBlink(char character) {
/* morseBlink is a function that only deppends of one argument or parameter named character ( I choose that that name ). This parameter is a variable of char type, and char type is a number corresponding to ASCII characters */


// Translate character to Morse code

switch(character){
/* Switch is a common function in programming lenguages and is an alternative to "if, else" statements  or instructions equivalent to 
if characters == "s"  and break means stop and end the code*/

case ‘s‘:

shortBlink();

shortBlink();

shortBlink();

break;

case ‘o‘:

longBlink();

longBlink();

longBlink();

break;

}

}

void loop() {

// Start blinking SOS

morseBlink(‘s‘);

morseBlink(‘o‘);

morseBlink(‘s’);

}