9_5 Fade Motor Strength Up and Back

Fade Motor Strength Up and Back

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/* Fade up the strength on a motor from analog write 1 to 255 and back to 1*/ void setup(){ pinMode(3,OUTPUT); //motor } void loop(){ /*create a 'counter' variable with a starting value of 0 and, as long as the variable is less than 256, run the code between the curly braces, then increase the value of the 'i' variable by 1 */ for(int i = 1; i < 256; i++){ analogWrite(3,i); //use the value of 'i' to set the strength of the motor delay(25); //wait 25 milliseconds (0.025 seconds) before running the 'for' loop again } /*create a 'counter' variable with a starting value of 255 and, as long as the variable is greater than 0, run the code between the curly braces, then decrease the 'i' variable value by 1*/ for(int i = 255; i > 0; i--){ analogWrite(3,i); //use the value of 'i' to set the strength of the motor delay(25); //wait 25 milliseconds (0.025 seconds) before running the 'for' loop again } //Once the 'for' loops have ended, the void loop will start over, running the 'for' loops again } // (c) 2023 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense
 

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