/*
* Turn on both siren lights at once with a single button press.
*/
void setup(){
pinMode(5, OUTPUT); // Blue siren light
pinMode(6, OUTPUT); // Red siren light
pinMode(9, INPUT_PULLUP); //Button to activate the siren lights
}
void loop(){
//if the 9 pushbutton is pressed, turn the 5 and 6 LEDs on
if (digitalRead(9) == LOW) { //the code between the braces is the 'action'
digitalWrite(5,HIGH);
digitalWrite(6,HIGH);
}
else {
digitalWrite(5,LOW); //otherwise, turn the 5 LED off
digitalWrite(6,LOW); //also turn LED 6 off
}
} //This curly brace ends the loop
// (c) 2017 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense
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