const byte ledPin = 13;
void setup(){
// Use ledPin as output
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);}
//Create a function for short blink
void shortBlink(){
// Make a single short blink
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(200);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(200);
void longBlink(){
// Make a single long blink
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(600);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(200);
}
void morseBlink(char character) {
/*morseBlink is a function that only depends on one argument or parameter named character (I choose that name). This parameter is a variable of char type, and char
type is a number corresponding to ASCII characters.*/
// Translate character to Morse code
switch(character){
/* switch is a common function in programing languages and is an alternative to "if", "else" statements or instructions equivalent to if character=="s" and break;
means stop and end of the code.*/
case ‘s‘:
shortBlink();
shortBlink();
shortBlink();
break;
case ‘o‘:
longBlink();
longBlink();
longBlink();
break;
}
}
void loop() {
// Start blinking SOS
morseBlink(‘s‘);
morseBlink(‘o‘);
morseBlink(‘s’);
}