Blink BLUE_LED on the Edu BP MK II exactly 10 times.

Example Video

Hardware Required

  • TI LaunchPad

  • Educational BoosterPack MKII

Schematic

None. This basic example just uses your LaunchPad and BoosterPack only.

Code

/*
 Educational BoosterPack MK II - LED_Blink_Counter
http://boosterpackdepot.info/wiki/index.php?title=Educational_BoosterPack_MK_II

 Blink BLUE_LED on the Edu BP MK II exactly 10 times.

 Dec 2012 - Created for Educational BoosterPack
            Use MSP430G2 LaunchPad on-board LED
 Dec 2013 - Modified for Educational BoosterPack MK II
            Use Edu BP MK II RGB LED channels
 by Dung Dang

 */

#define RGB_BLUE_LED 37
#define RGB_GREEN_LED 38
#define RGB_RED_LED 39

void setup()
{
  // initialize the digital pin as an output.
  pinMode(RGB_BLUE_LED, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{
  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
  {
    // blink the BLUE LED 10x with the help of the for-loop!
    digitalWrite(RGB_BLUE_LED, HIGH);
    delay(300);
    digitalWrite(RGB_BLUE_LED, LOW);
    delay(300);
  }// when we're done with the for-loop, exit the loop and continue the sketch
  while(1);// once we blinked the LED the desired amount of times, we get stuck in this empty while loop
}
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