started reworking sketch to incooperate a loop feature

external_control/external_control.ino

@@ -101,25 +101,106 @@ String waitForSerialInput(uint8_t bytes){
   return string;
 }
 
-void runCommand(char command, String argument){
+void runCommand1Arg(char command, uint8_t argument0){
-  
+  switch (command) {
+    case 'h':
+      Serial.print("\n\rDid you mean 'H'?");
+      return;
+    case 'x': // toggle pin mode
+      if (toggleMode(argument0) == UNKNOWN_PIN) Serial.print("e");
+      else Serial.print("s");
+      return;
+    case 'a': // read analog pin
+      if (argument0>=NUM_ANALOG_INPUTS || analogInputToDigitalPin(argument0)<0){
+        Serial.print("e");
+        return;
+      }
+      Serial.print(analogRead(analogInputToDigitalPin(argument0)));
+      Serial.print("s");
+      return;
+    case 'r': // read digital value
+      if (argument0 >= NUM_DIGITAL_PINS) Serial.print("e");
+      else {
+        Serial.print(digitalRead(argument0));
+        Serial.print("s");
+      }
+      return;
+    case 't': // toggle a pin
+      if (toggleState(argument0)==UNKNOWN_PIN) Serial.print("e");
+      else Serial.print("s");
+      return;
+    case 'l':
+      if (argument0=='h') {
+        digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else if (argument0=='l') {
+        digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else if (argument0=='t') {
+        toggleState(LED_BUILTIN);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else {
+        Serial.print("e");
+      }
+      return;
+    default:
+      return;
+  }
+}
+
+void runCommand2Arg(char command,  uint8_t argument0, uint8_t argument1){
+  switch (command) {
+    case 'm': // set pin mode
+      Serial.print(argument0);
+      Serial.print(argument1);
+      if (argument0 >= NUM_DIGITAL_PINS) Serial.print("e");
+      else if ((char)argument1=='i') {
+        pinMode(argument0, INPUT);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else if ((char)argument1=='o') {
+        pinMode(argument0, OUTPUT);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else {
+        Serial.print("e");
+      }
+      return;
+    case 'w': // write digital pin
+      if (argument0 >= NUM_DIGITAL_PINS) Serial.print("e");
+      else if ((char)argument1 == 'h') {
+        digitalWrite(argument0, HIGH);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else if ((char)argument1 == 'l') {
+        digitalWrite(argument0, LOW);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else {
+        Serial.print("e");
+      }
+      return;
+    case 'p': // set a pwm pin
+      if (digitalPinHasPWM(argument0)) {
+        analogWrite(argument0, argument1);
+        Serial.print("s");
+      } else {
+        Serial.print("e");
+      }
+      return;
+    default:
+      return;
+  }
 }
 
 void getAndRunCommand(){
   uint8_t command = Serial.read();
-  int analogPin;
+  uint8_t argument0;
-  String mode;
+  uint8_t argument1;
-  uint8_t pin;
-  String state;
-  uint8_t pwmState;
   switch ((char)command) {
     case 'R': // run setup() again
-      Serial.print("R");
+      Serial.print((char)command);
       Serial.end();
       setup();
       return;
-    case 'h': // print help information
+    case 'H': // print help information
-      Serial.print("h");
+      Serial.print((char)command);
       Serial.print(F("\n\r"
       "status (output from serial line)\n\r"
       "  <letter of command> command acknowledgement\n\r"
@@ -132,7 +213,9 @@ void getAndRunCommand(){
       "commands (input to serial line)\n\r"
       "  R pseudo-reset\n\r"
       "    run setup again\n\r"
-      "  h show help\n\r"
+      "  H show help\n\r"
+      "  Q lock\n\r"
+      "    lock the Arduino's state by running an infinite loop\n\r"
       "  m set mode\n\r"
       "    usage: followed by two digit pin number and o or i\n\r"
       "    set a pin to input or output mode\n\r"
@@ -165,103 +248,39 @@ void getAndRunCommand(){
       "  l change led state\n\r"
       "    usage: followed by h (high), l (low) or t (toggle)\n\r"
       "    sets or toggles the state of LED_BUILTIN\n\r"
-      "  q lock\n\r"
-      "    lock the Arduino's state by running an infinite loop\n\r"
       "\n\rs"));
       return;
-    case 'm': // set pin mode
+    case 'Q':
-      Serial.print("m");
+      Serial.print((char)command);
-      pin = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
-      mode = waitForSerialInput(1);
-      if (pin >= NUM_DIGITAL_PINS) Serial.print("e");
-      else if (mode=="i") {
-        pinMode(pin, INPUT);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else if (mode=="o") {
-        pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else {
-        Serial.print("e");
-      }
-      return;
-    case 'x': // toggle pin mode
-      Serial.print("x");
-      if (toggleMode((uint8_t)waitForSerialInput(2).toInt()) == UNKNOWN_PIN) Serial.print("e");
-      else Serial.print("s");
-      return;
-    case 'a': // read analog pin
-      Serial.print("a");
-      analogPin = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
-      if (analogPin>=NUM_ANALOG_INPUTS || analogInputToDigitalPin(analogPin)<0){
-        Serial.print("e");
-        return;
-      }
-      Serial.print(analogRead(analogInputToDigitalPin(analogPin)));
       Serial.print("s");
-      return;
-    case 'r': // read digital value
-      Serial.print("r");
-      pin = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
-      if (pin >= NUM_DIGITAL_PINS) Serial.print("e");
-      else {
-        Serial.print(digitalRead(pin));
-        Serial.print("s");
-      }
-      return;
-    case 'w': // write digital pin
-      Serial.print("w");
-      pin = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
-      state = waitForSerialInput(1);
-      if (pin >= NUM_DIGITAL_PINS) Serial.print("e");
-      else if (state == "h") {
-        digitalWrite(pin, HIGH);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else if (state == "l") {
-        digitalWrite(pin, LOW);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else {
-        Serial.print("e");
-      }
-      return;
-    case 'p': // set a pwm pin
-      Serial.print("p");
-      pin = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
-      pwmState = waitForSerialInput(3).toInt();
-      if (digitalPinHasPWM(pin)) {
-        analogWrite(pin, pwmState);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else {
-        Serial.print("e");
-      }
-      return;
-    case 't': // toggle a pin
-      Serial.print("t");
-      if (toggleState(waitForSerialInput(2).toInt())==UNKNOWN_PIN) Serial.print("e");
-      else Serial.print("s");
-      return;
-    case 'l':
-      Serial.print("l");
-      state = waitForSerialInput(1);
-      if (state=="h") {
-        digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else if (state=="l") {
-        digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else if (state=="t") {
-        toggleState(LED_BUILTIN);
-        Serial.print("s");
-      } else {
-        Serial.print("e");
-      }
-      return;
-    case 'q':
-      Serial.print("qs");
       while (true) {
       }
       return;
+    case 'h':
+      Serial.print((char)command);
+      runCommand1Arg((char)command, 0);
+      return;
+    case 'm':
+      Serial.print((char)command);
+      argument0 = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
+      argument1 = waitForSerialInput(1).charAt(0);
+      runCommand2Arg('m', argument0, argument1);
+      return;
+    case 'x':
+      Serial.print((char)command);
+      argument0 = waitForSerialInput(2).toInt();
+      runCommand1Arg((char)command, argument0);
+      return;
+    case 'l':
+      Serial.print((char)command);
+      argument0 = waitForSerialInput(1).charAt(0);
+      runCommand1Arg((char)command, argument0);
+      return;
     default:
+      Serial.print((char)command);
+      Serial.print("\n\rCommand not found.\n\r");
       Serial.print("e");
+      return;
   }
 }