How to use BUTTON command right?

[Sharky]

Hi,

I'm trying to switch a relay on and off with the help of BUTTON and TOGGLE command.

It's working but not the way I want it to work, because when I press the button
the relay is switching on and off like a old fasion doorbell.

How do I make a "while button is pressed just toggle once and then wait to next
time the button is pressed" before switching again?

Gert

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Gert

And what about showing us some of your lines ????

Alain

[Tissy]

Hi Gert,

I think this is what you may be after:

' ---------- [ I/O Definition ] ----------
TRISC = %00000001       ' Set PORTC (0-2 input) rest Outputs
PORTB = 0

' ---------- [ System Inputs ] ----------
Switch      Var PORTC.0         ' Momentary Switch on PORTC.0


' ---------- [ System Outputs ] ----------
RedLED      VAR PORTB.1     ' All LEDs connected
                            ' between RC pins and
                            ' ground via resistor

Main:
    If Switch=1 Then                      ' If button is pressed:
        Toggle RedLED                     ' Toggle the LED
        loop: If Switch=1 Then Goto loop  ' Wait until the button is released
    Endif
Goto Main

Regards,

Steve

[chuck]

Is this wht your after try it and lets us know
it uses 1 button to turn led on/off

led1_status var bit
button1 var portb.0
led1 var portb.1
main:
if button1 = 1 then ' if the button is pressed

if led1_status = 1 then ' if its last state was 1

led1_status = 0 ' make it 0
low led1
pause 500 'debounce

else

led1_status = 1 ' the last state was a 0 so now make it a 1
high led1
pause 500 'debounce

endif

endif


chuck

[chuck]

I see that i missed the goto main of at the end

i see that Tissy replied beofre me that must have been while i went and add a coffie but at least you have got to ways of doing it now

chuck

[Sharky]

Hi,

Thanks to Tissy and Chuck for your examples.

I can conclude that you don't use the BUTTON command when you "read" a switch.
I just thought that it was possible to set up all the parameters with the BUTTON command.

But I think that your examples teach me that using IF - THEN and GOTO or WHILE - WEND gives me much better possibilities.

Gert