Using classes with the Arduino

Question

I\'m trying to use class objects with the Arduino, but I keep running into problems. All I want to do is declare a class and create an object of that class. What would an e

Answer 1

I created this simple one a while back. The main challenge I had was to create a good build environment - a makefile that would compile and link/deploy everything without having to use the GUI. For the code, here is the header:

class AMLed
{
    private:
          uint8_t _ledPin;
          long _turnOffTime;

    public:
          AMLed(uint8_t pin);
          void setOn();
          void setOff();
          // Turn the led on for a given amount of time (relies
          // on a call to check() in the main loop()).
          void setOnForTime(int millis);
          void check();
};

And here is the main source

AMLed::AMLed(uint8_t ledPin) : _ledPin(ledPin), _turnOffTime(0)
{
    pinMode(_ledPin, OUTPUT);
}

void AMLed::setOn()
{
    digitalWrite(_ledPin, HIGH);
}

void AMLed::setOff()
{
    digitalWrite(_ledPin, LOW);
}

void AMLed::setOnForTime(int p_millis)
{
    _turnOffTime = millis() + p_millis;
    setOn();
}

void AMLed::check()
{
    if (_turnOffTime != 0 && (millis() > _turnOffTime))
    {
        _turnOffTime = 0;
        setOff();
    }
}

It's more prettily formatted here: http://amkimian.blogspot.com/2009/07/trivial-led-class.html

To use, I simply do something like this in the .pde file:

#include "AM_Led.h"

#define TIME_LED    12   // The port for the LED

AMLed test(TIME_LED);