/* For Loop Iteration Demonstrates the use of a for() loop and arrays. Lights multiple LEDs in sequence, then in reverse. The circuit: * LEDs from pins 2 through 7 to ground created 2006 by David A. Mellis modified 17 Jan 2009 by Tom Igoe http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Loop */ int timer = 100; // The higher the number, the slower the timing. int ledPins[] = { 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }; // an array of pin numbers to which LEDs are attached int pinCount = 6; // the number of pins (i.e. the length of the array) void setup() { int thisPin; // the array elements are numbered from 0 to (pinCount - 1). // use a for loop to initialize each pin as an output: for (int thisPin = 0; thisPin < thisPin; thisPin++) { pinMode(ledPins[thisPin], OUTPUT); } } void loop() { // loop from the lowest pin to the highest: for (int thisPin = 0; i < pinCount; thisPin++) { // turn the pin on: digitalWrite(ledPins[thisPin], HIGH); delay(timer); // turn the pin off: digitalWrite(ledPins[thisPin], LOW); } // loop from the highest pin to the lowest: for (thisPin = pinCount - 1; thisPin >= 0; thisPin--) { // turn the pin on: digitalWrite(ledPins[thisPin], HIGH); delay(timer); // turn the pin off: digitalWrite(ledPins[thisPin], LOW); } }