LED Blinking Using Push button

Question

Whenever I upload the following program I am getting error message showing "expected initializer before interval".

Kindly Help me to solve out this probleme.

const byte button=2;
const byte LED=10;
bool blinking =false;//defines when blinking should occur
unsigned long blink Interval=250;// number of milliseconds for blink
unsigned long currentMillis;// variables to track millis()
unsigned long previousMillis;
void setup()
{
    pinMode(button,INPUT);
    pinMode(LED,OUTPUT);
}
void loop()
{
    // this code  blinks the LED
    if(blinking) {
        currentMillis =millis();// better to store in variable, for less jitter

        if((unsignedlong)(currentMillis-previousMillis) >=blinkInterval) { // enough time passed yet?
            digitalWrite(LED,!digitalRead(LED)); // shortcut to toggle the LED
            previousMillis =currentMillis;// sets the time we wait "from"
        }
    } else {
        digitalWrite(LED,LOW); // force LED off when not blinking
    }

    int reading=digitalRead(button);
    delay(50); // crude de-bouncing

    if(reading==LOW) // buttons with pull-up are pressed when LOW
    { blinking =true; }// start blinking
    else
    { blinking =false; }// stop blinking
}

user31481 · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-27 08:52:08Z

3

It is blinkInterval, not blink Interval. You have an space in the name in the declaration:

unsigned long blinkInterval=250; // number of milliseconds for blink
// ....
if((unsigned long)(currentMillis-previousMillis) >= blinkInterval) {

answered Dec 27, 2017 at 8:52

user31481

@Josephazim. That's not a problem; that's your code. When button goes HIGH, you put blinking=false. You have to introduce a waiting time there, but that is a new problem.

user31481
– user31481

2017-12-27 09:14:30 +00:00
Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 9:14
Thanks!It worked as you suggest but now my problem is that when I keep holding the button led is blinking and when I release the button it stop.I want it to be when I hold the push button for 5 sec, then led should start blinking for 10 minute or according to the certain time.Kindly help me to solve this problem.

Josephazim
– Josephazim

2017-12-27 09:54:55 +00:00
Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 9:54
@Josephazim Check out my answer. It will helpful for you.

Hasan
– Hasan

2017-12-27 10:51:47 +00:00
Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 10:51
@NickGammon I think you have to check this comment section. I answered according to that problem.

Hasan
– Hasan

2017-12-28 07:47:43 +00:00
Commented Dec 28, 2017 at 7:47

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VE7JRO · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-31 19:41:21Z

The fully working sketch

const byte button=2;                     
const byte LED=10;                 
bool blinking =false;
unsigned long blinkInterval=250;                      
unsigned long currentMillis;                        
unsigned long previousMillis;                       
void setup()
{
    pinMode(button,INPUT);
    pinMode(LED,OUTPUT);
}
void loop()
{

    if(blinking) {
        currentMillis =millis();

        unsigned long blinkInterval=100;
        if((unsigned long)(currentMillis-previousMillis) >= blinkInterval) { 
            digitalWrite(LED,!digitalRead(LED)); LED
            previousMillis =currentMillis;
        }
    } else {
        digitalWrite(LED,LOW); 
    }

    int reading=digitalRead(button);
    delay(100); 

    if(reading==LOW) 
    { blinking =true; }
    else
    { blinking =false; }
}

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