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twinkling LED Christmas Star

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MrDEB

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I hasd 10 circuit boards made with the Christmas Star silk screened on them. These are my 2017 Christmas presents to friends.
Experimented with blue Leds as well as white LEDs. The white are way to bright.
Did some creative IMO experimentation with a random number and have an acceptable twinkle effect. While not perfect but it works.
I have a photo diode to turn on at night but have yet to insert the parts. Next year I hope to add more LEDs using a pic with more pins or connecting two Leds per port pin. Yes it is a very basic On/Off code but it works and uses the KISS method. Will hopefully post a video later.
{
*****************************************************************************
* Name : UNTITLED.BAS *
* Author : [select VIEW...EDITOR OPTIONS] *
* Notice : Copyright (c) 2017 [select VIEW...EDITOR OPTIONS] *
* : All Rights Reserved *
* Date : 3/13/2017 *
* Version : 1.0 *
* Notes : *
* : *
*****************************************************************************
}
{
}
DEVICE = 18F2221 ' Tell the compiler what chip we are using
CLOCK = 8 ' Tell the compiler what we will be setting the clock to (Mhz)
CONFIG MCLRE = OFF
'CONFIG fOSC = INTIO67 ' Internal oscillator, IO on pins 6 and 7
INCLUDE "INTOSC8.bas"
'INCLUDE "InternalOscillator.bas"
'INCLUDE "SetDigitalIO.bas"
'CONFIG MCLRE = OFF
INCLUDE "SetDigitalIO.bas"
INCLUDE "ADC.bas"
INCLUDE "convert.bas"
INCLUDE "Utils.bas"
INCLUDE "RandGen.bas"
// Read the AD ports and scale for the cds

'FUNCTION Dsired_T() AS WORD //Dsired-T is speed selection
' result = (ADC.Read(0) +1)*500 /1024 //Read DESIRED TEMP Adjustment vis ADC
'END FUNCTION


//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DIM time AS WORD
DIM pressed AS BYTE
DIM x AS BYTE
DIM y AS BYTE
'DIM led0 AS PORTa.0 //ADC input
DIM LED1 AS porta.1
DIM LED2 AS PORTa.2
DIM led3 AS porta.3
DIM led4 AS PORTa.4
DIM LED5 AS porta.5
DIM LED6 AS PORTa.6
DIM LED7 AS PORTa.7
DIM led8 AS portb.0
DIM led9 AS portb.1
DIM led10 AS portb.2
DIM led11 AS portb.3
DIM led12 AS portb.4
DIM led13 AS portb.5
DIM led14 AS portb.6
DIM led15 AS portb.7
DIM led16 AS portc.0
DIM led17 AS portc.1
DIM led18 AS portc.2
DIM led19 AS portc.3
DIM led20 AS portc.4
DIM led21 AS portc.5
DIM led22 AS portc.6
DIM led23 AS portc.7
'DIM led16 AS portc.4
DIM ms AS WORD
DIM us AS WORD
DIM RandomVal AS BYTE
DIM Et AS BYTE
// sub routines
'OUTPUT (led0)
OUTPUT (LED1)
OUTPUT (LED2)
OUTPUT (led3)
OUTPUT (led4)
OUTPUT (LED5)
OUTPUT (LED6)
OUTPUT (LED7)
OUTPUT (led8)
OUTPUT (led9)
OUTPUT (led10)
OUTPUT (led11)
OUTPUT (led12)
OUTPUT (led13)
OUTPUT (led14)
OUTPUT (led15)
OUTPUT (led16)
OUTPUT (led17)
OUTPUT (led18)
OUTPUT (led19)
OUTPUT (led20)
OUTPUT (led21)
OUTPUT (led22)
OUTPUT (led23)
'led0 =0
LED1 =0
LED2 =0
led3 =0
led4 =0
LED5 =0
LED6 =0
LED7 =0
led8 =0
led9 =0
led10 =0
led11=0
led12 =0
led13=0
led14=0
led15=0
led16 =0
led17 =0
led18 =0
led19=0
led20=0
led21 =0
led22=0
led23 =0
'time = 10
time = 20
Et = 25 //15
x = 0
RandGen.Initialize(128) // Initialize the Random Number generator
setalldigital
// main program...
// Vairy the time to flicker the leds
WHILE true
RandomVal= RandGen.Rand // Grab a random number from 0 to 255
LED1=1
LED2=1
led3=1
led4=1
LED5=1
LED6=1
LED7=1
led8=1
led9=1
led10=1
led11=1
led12=1
led13=1
led14=1
led15=1
led16=1
led17=1
led18=1
led19=1
led20=1
led21=1
led22=1
led23=1
time= RandGen.Rand // Grab a random number from 0 to 255


SELECT time
CASE >244 TOGGLE (LED1)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >233 TOGGLE (led23)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >222 TOGGLE (led20)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >211 TOGGLE (led4)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >200 TOGGLE (led15)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >189 TOGGLE (led16)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >178 TOGGLE (LED2)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >167 TOGGLE (led8)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >156 TOGGLE (led19)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >145 TOGGLE (led10)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >134 TOGGLE (led11)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >123 TOGGLE (led3)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >112 TOGGLE (led13)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >101 TOGGLE (led14)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >90 TOGGLE (LED5)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >79 TOGGLE (led9)DELAYMS(Et)
CASE >68 TOGGLE (led17)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >57 TOGGLE (led12)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >46 TOGGLE (led9)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >35 TOGGLE (led18)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >24 TOGGLE (LED6)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >13 TOGGLE (led21)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >1 TOGGLE (LED7)DELAYMS(Et) //

END SELECT

WEND
{
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You might consider editting your code a little before posting it. I always try to clean up the things I've commented out because they didn't work, remove routines I've carried over from other programs that aren't actually used, etc., to make the code as easy to read as possible.

Ho, ho, ho.
 
Why so hard
The white are way to bright.
Click to expand...
They still make resistors.
Code: 
{
*****************************************************************************
* Name : UNTITLED.BAS *
* Author : [select VIEW...EDITOR OPTIONS] *
* Notice : Copyright (c) 2017 [select VIEW...EDITOR OPTIONS] *
* : All Rights Reserved *
* Date : 3/13/2017 *
* Version : 1.0 *
* Notes : *
* : *
*****************************************************************************
}
{
}
DEVICE = 18F2221 ' Tell the compiler what chip we are using
CLOCK = 8 ' Tell the compiler what we will be setting the clock to (Mhz)
CONFIG MCLRE = OFF
'CONFIG fOSC = INTIO67 ' Internal oscillator, IO on pins 6 and 7
INCLUDE "INTOSC8.bas"
'INCLUDE "InternalOscillator.bas"
'INCLUDE "SetDigitalIO.bas"
'CONFIG MCLRE = OFF
INCLUDE "SetDigitalIO.bas"
INCLUDE "ADC.bas"
INCLUDE "convert.bas"
INCLUDE "Utils.bas"
INCLUDE "RandGen.bas"
// Read the AD ports and scale for the cds

'FUNCTION Dsired_T() AS WORD //Dsired-T is speed selection
' result = (ADC.Read(0) +1)*500 /1024 //Read DESIRED TEMP Adjustment vis ADC
'END FUNCTION


//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DIM time AS WORD
DIM pressed AS BYTE
DIM x AS BYTE
DIM y AS BYTE
'DIM led0 AS PORTa.0 //ADC input
DIM LED1 AS porta.1
DIM LED2 AS PORTa.2
DIM led3 AS porta.3
DIM led4 AS PORTa.4
DIM LED5 AS porta.5
DIM LED6 AS PORTa.6
DIM LED7 AS PORTa.7
DIM led8 AS portb.0
DIM led9 AS portb.1
DIM led10 AS portb.2
DIM led11 AS portb.3
DIM led12 AS portb.4
DIM led13 AS portb.5
DIM led14 AS portb.6
DIM led15 AS portb.7
DIM led16 AS portc.0
DIM led17 AS portc.1
DIM led18 AS portc.2
DIM led19 AS portc.3
DIM led20 AS portc.4
DIM led21 AS portc.5
DIM led22 AS portc.6
DIM led23 AS portc.7
'DIM led16 AS portc.4
DIM ms AS WORD
DIM us AS WORD
DIM RandomVal AS BYTE
DIM Et AS BYTE
// sub routines
'OUTPUT (led0)
OUTPUT (LED1)
OUTPUT (LED2)
OUTPUT (led3)
OUTPUT (led4)
OUTPUT (LED5)
OUTPUT (LED6)
OUTPUT (LED7)
OUTPUT (led8)
OUTPUT (led9)
OUTPUT (led10)
OUTPUT (led11)
OUTPUT (led12)
OUTPUT (led13)
OUTPUT (led14)
OUTPUT (led15)
OUTPUT (led16)
OUTPUT (led17)
OUTPUT (led18)
OUTPUT (led19)
OUTPUT (led20)
OUTPUT (led21)
OUTPUT (led22)
OUTPUT (led23)
'led0 =0
LED1 =0
LED2 =0
led3 =0
led4 =0
LED5 =0
LED6 =0
LED7 =0
led8 =0
led9 =0
led10 =0
led11=0
led12 =0
led13=0
led14=0
led15=0
led16 =0
led17 =0
led18 =0
led19=0
led20=0
led21 =0
led22=0
led23 =0
'time = 10
time = 20
Et = 25 //15
x = 0
RandGen.Initialize(128) // Initialize the Random Number generator
setalldigital
// main program...
// Vairy the time to flicker the leds
WHILE true
RandomVal= RandGen.Rand // Grab a random number from 0 to 255
LED1=1
LED2=1
led3=1
led4=1
LED5=1
LED6=1
LED7=1
led8=1
led9=1
led10=1
led11=1
led12=1
led13=1
led14=1
led15=1
led16=1
led17=1
led18=1
led19=1
led20=1
led21=1
led22=1
led23=1
time= RandGen.Rand // Grab a random number from 0 to 255


SELECT time
CASE >244 TOGGLE (LED1)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >233 TOGGLE (led23)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >222 TOGGLE (led20)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >211 TOGGLE (led4)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >200 TOGGLE (led15)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >189 TOGGLE (led16)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >178 TOGGLE (LED2)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >167 TOGGLE (led8)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >156 TOGGLE (led19)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >145 TOGGLE (led10)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >134 TOGGLE (led11)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >123 TOGGLE (led3)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >112 TOGGLE (led13)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >101 TOGGLE (led14)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >90 TOGGLE (LED5)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >79 TOGGLE (led9)DELAYMS(Et)
CASE >68 TOGGLE (led17)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >57 TOGGLE (led12)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >46 TOGGLE (led9)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >35 TOGGLE (led18)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >24 TOGGLE (LED6)DELAYMS(Et) //
CASE >13 TOGGLE (led21)DELAYMS(Et)//
CASE >1 TOGGLE (LED7)DELAYMS(Et) //

END SELECT

WEND
{
 
I should have used bigger resistors for the white LEDs. Learn by our mistakes.
I had fun writing the code if it makes any difference. The learn by doing method.
Keep warm Bert, I hear tell you got snow in the south? It is in the low 20's here in Washington
 
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