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4.4 Sample Program: ToggleLED.c
One of Dynamic C’s unique and powerful aspects is its ability to efficiently multitask
using cofunctions and costatements. This simple application demonstrates how these pro-
gram elements work.
Compile & Run Program
Open the source file
ToggleLED.c
, located in the
Samples\RCM2100
folder. Press
F9
to compile and run the program.
The LED DS3 on the Prototyping Board will begin blinking. Press switch S2 to toggle
LED DS2 on and off.
Program Description
This program uses two costatements to set up and manage the two tasks. Costatements
must be contained in a loop that will “tap” each of them at regular intervals. This program:
1. Initializes the pins of Port A as outputs.
2. Sets all the pins of Port A high, turning off the attached LEDs.
3. Sets the toggled LED status variable
vswitch
to 0 (LED off).
4. Starts an endless loop using a
while(1)
expression, and within that loop:
• Executes a costatement that flashes LED DS3;
• Executes a costatement that checks the state of switch S2 and toggles the state of
vswitch if it is pressed;
• Turns LED DS2 on or off, according to the state of vswitch .
These steps repeat as long as the program is allowed to run.
The first costatement is a compressed version of
FlashLED.c
, with slightly different
flash timing. It also uses the library function
DelayMs()
to deliver more accurate timing
than the simple delay loops of the previous program.
The second costatement does more than check the status of S2. Switch contacts often
“bounce” open and closed several times when the switch is actuated, and each bounce can
be interpreted by fast digital logic as an independent press. To clean up this input, the code
in the second costatement “debounces” the switch signal by waiting 50 milliseconds and
checking the state of the switch again. If it is detected as being closed both times, the pro-
gram considers it a valid switch press and toggles
vswitch
.
Unlike most C statements, the two costatements are not executed in their entirety on each
iteration of the
while(1)
loop. Instead, the list of statements within each costatement is
initiated on the first loop, and then executed one “slice” at a time on each successive inter-
ation. This mode of operation is known as a state machine, a powerful concept that per-
mits a single processor to efficiently handle a number of independent tasks.
The ability of Dynamic C to manage state machine programs enables you to create very
powerful and efficient embedded systems with much greater ease than other programming
methods.