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Arduino/build/shared/dist/examples/Analog/Smoothing/Smoothing.pde
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/*
* Smoothing
* David A. Mellis <dam@mellis.org>
*
* Reads repeatedly from an analog input, calculating a running average
* and printing it to the computer.
*
* http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Smoothing
*/
// Define the number of samples to keep track of. The higher the number,
// the more the readings will be smoothed, but the slower the output will
// respond to the input. Using a #define rather than a normal variable lets
// use this value to determine the size of the readings array.
#define NUMREADINGS 10
int readings[NUMREADINGS]; // the readings from the analog input
int index = 0; // the index of the current reading
int total = 0; // the running total
int average = 0; // the average
int inputPin = 0;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); // initialize serial communication with computer
for (int i = 0; i < NUMREADINGS; i++)
readings[i] = 0; // initialize all the readings to 0
}
void loop()
{
total -= readings[index]; // subtract the last reading
readings[index] = analogRead(inputPin); // read from the sensor
total += readings[index]; // add the reading to the total
index = (index + 1); // advance to the next index
if (index >= NUMREADINGS) // if we're at the end of the array...
index = 0; // ...wrap around to the beginning
average = total / NUMREADINGS; // calculate the average
Serial.println(average); // send it to the computer (as ASCII digits)
}