Pause and resume function in arduino lcd

[gayathrim]

hi, i have a keypad and 16x4 connected to an arduino. the start button in the keypad triggers a relay and show a count in the lcd. also, there is a pause/resume key as well. when the pause key is pressed once, the arduino pin powering the relay is made low. the count is paused in the lcd. while the key is pressed again, the relay pin is made high and the count resumes in the lcd. This works fine for 5-6 times until the lcd goes blank after a while. can someone suggest any solution? Thanks in advance.

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

can someone suggest any solution?

How could this be possible without seeing your complete code?

Klaus

 

[gayathrim]

Hi,


How could this be possible without seeing your complete code?

Klaus

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#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
const int rs = 7, en = 6, d4 = 11, d5 = 10, d6 = 9, d7 = 8;    //lcd arduino interface
LiquidCrystal lcd(rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7);
 
 
#define enable 2
#define load 3
#define clock 4                                                 //lcd arduino interface
#define data 5
 
void setup()
 
{ 
 
lcd.clear();
l2:
lcd.begin(16, 4);
pinMode(enable,OUTPUT);
pinMode(load,OUTPUT);                                            //define arduino pins
pinMode(clock,OUTPUT);
pinMode(data,INPUT);
 
digitalWrite(load,HIGH);
digitalWrite(enable,HIGH);
 
pinMode(13,INPUT);
pinMode(14,OUTPUT);
pinMode(15,OUTPUT);
pinMode(16,OUTPUT);
 
Serial.begin(9600);
 
lcd.print("SPECTRUM ANTENNA");
lcd.setCursor(0, 2);                                           //print name and set
lcd.print("SET:");
delay(200);
int k=0;
 
 
int dec_flag=0,dec_flag2=0,flag3=0;
 
float read_c=0,temp_val=0;
 
int digit_array[4]={0},pos_count=0,pos_count1=0,dec_count=0,pause_count=0,clockwise_counter=0,anticlockwise_counter=0,decimal_array[2],dec_pos2=0,dec_pos=0,pos_count2=0,dec_count2=0;
 
float angle_val=0.0,temp=0.0,new_angle_val=0.0;
 
byte incoming;
 
float duration=0.0,lowpulse=0.0;
 
l1:
lcd.setCursor(5+pos_count+pos_count1,2);
digitalWrite(load,LOW);
delayMicroseconds(5);
digitalWrite(load,HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(5);
 
 
 
digitalWrite(clock,HIGH);
digitalWrite(enable,LOW);
 
incoming=shiftIn(data,clock,MSBFIRST);                       //read the incoming 5 bits from keypad
 
digitalWrite(enable,HIGH);
 
if(incoming==31)                                             //if the incoming bits 11111, do nothing
 
    {1;}
 
else if(incoming>=0&&incoming<=9)                            //if the incoming number is digit between 0 and 9
 
{
   if(dec_flag==0)                                        //check if decimal point is used yet
      {
       digit_array[pos_count]=incoming;
       pos_count++;                                          //store the number into an array
       lcd.print(incoming);                                  //print the digits on lcd
       delay(200);
      }
 
   else if(dec_flag==1)                                   //check if decimal point is used and store the decimal values into new array
      {
        decimal_array[dec_pos]=incoming;
        dec_pos++;
        lcd.print(incoming);                                  //print digits after decimal point on lcd
        delay(200);
      }
 
}
 
else if(incoming==19)
{
    lcd.print(".");                                            //key to print decimal point
    delay(200);
    dec_flag=1;
    pos_count1++;                      
}
 
else if(incoming==16)                                       //enter key
 
{
lcd.setCursor(0, 3);
lcd.print("READ:");
delay(200);
  
  if(pos_count>3)
 
    {
      lcd.clear();
      lcd.setCursor(0,1);                                //if the number has more than 3 digits, print invalid and go to label 2(enter new digit)
      lcd.print("*INVALID ENTRY*");
      delay(3250);
      goto l2;
    }
  else if(pos_count==1)
    {
      angle_val=digit_array[0];                          //angle is one digit
    }
  else if(pos_count==2)
    {
      angle_val=digit_array[0]*10+digit_array[1];                                   //2 digit angle 
    }
 
  else if(pos_count==3)
    {                                                                            //third digit
      angle_val=digit_array[0]*100+digit_array[1]*10+digit_array[2];
    }
 
/*******************************************/
 
  if(dec_flag==1)
 
  {
   if(dec_pos>2)
 
    {
      lcd.clear();
      lcd.setCursor(0,1);                                //if the decimal number has more than 3 digits, print invalid
      lcd.print("*INVALID ENTRY*");
      delay(3250);
      goto l2;
    }
 
   else if(dec_pos==1)
    {
      float temp_val=decimal_array[0];                  //add the decimal and whole numbers to get final angle value
      temp_val=temp_val/10;
      angle_val=angle_val+temp_val;
    }
 
   else if(dec_pos==2)
 
    {
      temp_val=decimal_array[0]*10+decimal_array[1];  
      temp_val=temp_val/100;
      angle_val=angle_val+temp_val;
    }
    else if(dec_pos==0)
 
    {
      angle_val=angle_val+temp_val;
    }
  }
 
 if (angle_val>360)
  {
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.setCursor(0,1);                                       //if the number is greater than 360, print invalid
    lcd.print("*INVALID ENTRY*");
    delay(3250);
    goto l2;
  }
}
 
else if(incoming==12)
  {
    angle_val=angle_val+0.1;                                 // key for 0.1 increment
    lcd.setCursor(5,2);
    lcd.print(angle_val);
    delay(200);
  }
 
else if(incoming==11)
  {
    lcd.clear();
    goto l2;                                                   //reset key
  }
  else if(incoming==13)
{
     lcd.setCursor(0,1);
     lcd.print("                ");
     if(clockwise_counter==1)
     digitalWrite(15,LOW);
     clockwise_counter=0;
     goto l1;
}
else if(incoming==18)
  {
    lcd.setCursor(5,2);
    lcd.print("        ");  
    lcd.setCursor(5,2);                                      //erase the current value and reset the position
    delay(200);
    pos_count=0;
    dec_count=0;
    goto l1;
  }
 if(clockwise_counter==1)
 goto l3; 
else if(incoming==10)                                         //key for clockwise rotation
{
  temp=angle_val;                                               //store current digit value in temp
  clockwise_counter=1;
  digitalWrite(15,HIGH);                                  //set clockwise pin high
  l3:
    duration=pulseIn(13,HIGH);                                //read the interrupt high pulses 
      if(duration<30000)
      {
        read_c=read_c+0.1;
        lcd.setCursor(5,3);
         lcd.print(read_c);
      }
 
 else 
       {
         lcd.setCursor(5,3);
         lcd.print(read_c);
         delayMicroseconds(100);   
         x2:  if(read_c>=angle_val)                                              //compare read and set
            {
               digitalWrite(15,LOW);   //set clockwise pin low
               lcd.clear();
               lcd.setCursor(0,2);                                    
               lcd.print("*ROTATION");
               lcd.setCursor(6,3);
               lcd.print("COMPLETED*");
               delay(800);
               goto l2;
            }
      }
     
      
       if(read_c>=angle_val)                                              //compare read and set
            {
               digitalWrite(15,LOW);   //set clockwise pin low
               lcd.clear();
               lcd.setCursor(0,2);                                    
               lcd.print("*ROTATION");
               lcd.setCursor(6,3);
               lcd.print("COMPLETED*");
               delay(800);
               goto l2;
            }
      
      goto l1;
}
 
 
goto l1;
 
 
 
 
}
void loop()
 
{}

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[KlausST]

Hi,

come on...
I searched for "pause" and I searched for "resume" in your code...
No meaningful occurences.

Don´t generate riddles. Give us a hint where the "pause and resume" code is.

Klaus

 

[kripacharya]

Without going through your (quite messy) code, I suspect your lcd goes blank because your cursor position is outside the display boundaries.

 

[andre_luis]

A code with excessive use of goto's statements is intrinsically unstructured, difficult to debug, and prone to work unnexpectdly. By the way, you are not doing anything on the loop() section which is empty, all of your code is at setup() section which by definition should be executed just once; review Arduino fundamentals.