Data Sheet

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Check to see if a command has been sent through the Serial Monitor. If a command has been sent, then set

the motor speed to the number that was sent over the Serial Monitor.

Check to see if the switch is ON or OFF.

A: If the switch is ON, drive the motor at the motor speed.

B: If the switch is OFF, stop the motor.

94 : circuit 5a

WHAT YOU

SHOULD SEE

Flip the switch. The motor will spin

at the speed set by the motor speed

variable (default is 0). Open the Serial

Monitor, type any number from 30

to 255 or -30 to -255 , and then press

Enter. Changes in speed will be hard

to notice. Send 0 to stop the motor.

CODE TO NOTE

PARSING INTEGERS:

Serial.parseInt();

.parseInt() receives integer numbers from the Serial

Monitor. It returns the value of the number that it receives,

so you can use it like a variable.

SERIAL AVAILABLE:

Serial.available();

This command checks how many bytes of data are being

sent to the RedBoard. If it is greater than 0, then a message

has been sent. It can be used in an if statement to run code

only when a command has been received.

Open the Arduino IDE

Connect the RedBoard to a USB port on your computer.

Open the Sketch:

File > Examples > SIK_Guide_Code-V_4 > CIRCUIT_5A-MOTOR BASICS

Select UPLOAD to program the sketch on the RedBoard.