updated template to be cleaner

Nano-template-WPC/Nano-template-WPC.ino

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 
 #include <pinduino.h>
 
-int aLEDNum1 = 50;
-int aLEDNum2 = 50;
+int aLEDNum1 = 50; // Number of LEDs in LED strip 1
+int aLEDNum2 = 50; // Number of LEDs in LED strip 2
 
 pinduino pd (aLEDNum1, aLEDNum2, "Nano");
 
-int bg_chase_on = 0;
+int attract_on = 1;
 unsigned long timeLastEvent = 0; // time last event was last triggered
-int startChaseWaitTime = 20000; //Amount of time to wait before chase lights start up again 1000 == 1 second
-int whiteWaitTime = 1000; //Amount of time to wait before gumball goes to white
+int attractWaitTime = 20000; //Amount of time to wait before chase lights start up again 1000 == 1 second
+String color = "white"; // color of LEDs that attract mode starts with
 
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(115200);
@@ -23,15 +23,12 @@ void setup() {
 }
 
 void loop(){
-  for (int i = 0; i < 500; i = i + 1) { //check pinstates for a while
-    pd.pinState()->update();
-  }
+  pd.pinState()->update();
 //   Print the pin states out to serial 
 //  pd.pinState()->print();
   checkPinStates();
-  if (millis()-timeLastEvent > startChaseWaitTime) { bg_chase_on=1; }
-  if (millis()-timeLastEvent > whiteWaitTime) { pd.adrLED1()->fadeIn("white", 200);}
-  if (bg_chase_on){backgroundChase();}
+  if (millis()-timeLastEvent > attractWaitTime) { attract_on=1; }
+  if (attract_on){attractMode();}
 }
 
 void checkPinStates(){
@@ -96,43 +93,22 @@ void checkPinStates(){
    pd.adrLED2()->clear();
    pd.pinState()->reset();
    trigger =0;
-   bg_chase_on = 0;
+   attract_on = 0;
    timeLastEvent = millis();
   }
 //end function checkPinStates
 }
 
 
 
-void backgroundChase() {
-  pd.adrLED1()->clear();
-  pd.adrLED1()->color("white",255);
-  pd.adrLED2()->color("white",255);
-  for (int i = 0; i < 20000; i = i + 1) { //check pinstates for a while
-    pd.pinState()->update();
+void attractMode() {
+  pd.adrLED1()->sparkle(color,1);
+  pd.adrLED2()->sparkle(color,1);
+  if (random(1000) == 0) {
+    if (color == "white") color = "blue";
+    else if (color == "blue") color = "red";
+    else color = "white";
   }
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeOut(1000);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  delay(500);
-  pd.pinState()->update(); 
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeIn("blue",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeColor2Color("blue","purple",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeColor2Color("purple","red",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeColor2Color("red","orange",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeColor2Color("orange","yellow",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeColor2Color("yellow","green",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeColor2Color("green","blue",500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  pd.adrLED1()->fadeOut(500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
-  delay(500);
-  pd.pinState()->update();
 }