Controlling Leds & Valves same time PortArrayModule

AlvaroLuna

Hi Josh:

For the PortArrayModule
I have created this function to control LEDs and Valves in same command:

      case 'M': // Set LED and Valve Array Bits (1 = max brightness, open ; 0 = off, close)
        newValue = readByteFromSource(opSource);
        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
          if (i < 4)  { // First 4 bits are for LEDS
            if (bitRead(newValue, i)) {
              analogWrite(ledChannels[i], 255);
            } else {
              analogWrite(ledChannels[i], 0);
            }
          } else {  // Last 4 bits are for Valves
            if (bitRead(newValue, i)) {
              digitalWrite(valveChannels[i-4], HIGH);
            } else {
              digitalWrite(valveChannels[i-4], LOW);
            }  
          }
        }

Is this the way to go ?
I only found that there is no chance to have 256 possible states assigned (only 255 commands can be sent through LoadSerialMessages) so I guess there would be a "forbidden" case where every LED and Valve are ON at the same time.

Thanks Again