Trying to use a 7 segment display to count 0/9 with a potentiometer











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int SegmentA = 6;
int SegmentB = 7;
int SegmentC = 8;
int SegmentD = 9;
int SegmentE = 10;
int SegmentF = 11;
int SegmentG = 12;


const int PP = A0;


void setup()
{
pinMode (SegmentA, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentB, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentC, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentD, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentE, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentF, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentG, OUTPUT);


}

void loop() {

int POD = analogRead(PP);
int SM = map(POD, 0, 1023, 0 , 8);
switch (SM) {


case 0:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //0
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 1:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //1
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 2:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //2
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 3:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //3
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 4:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //4
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 5:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //5
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 6:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //6
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 7:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //7
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 8:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //8
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

}

}









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    I would shorten the delay (1000) to be much less - otherwise you turn the pot, nothing happens, you turn it some and finally something happens but now you've overshot what you wanted, and you overdo it the other way trying to get to where you wanted. Try a delay of 50 to 100, have it be much more reactive to turning the knob. You can then move on to using a rotary decoder with detents, one click for one number change. Here's a poorly lit example with 2 digits and rotary encoder. In this case, a shift register was used to drive each display (vs multiplexing).
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im trying to switch number on the display using a
potentiometer, it is just counting from 0/9.
All help is much appreciated!



int SegmentA = 6;
int SegmentB = 7;
int SegmentC = 8;
int SegmentD = 9;
int SegmentE = 10;
int SegmentF = 11;
int SegmentG = 12;


const int PP = A0;


void setup()
{
pinMode (SegmentA, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentB, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentC, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentD, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentE, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentF, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentG, OUTPUT);


}

void loop() {

int POD = analogRead(PP);
int SM = map(POD, 0, 1023, 0 , 8);
switch (SM) {


case 0:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //0
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 1:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //1
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 2:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //2
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 3:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //3
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 4:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //4
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 5:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //5
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 6:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //6
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 7:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //7
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 8:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //8
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

}

}









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    I would shorten the delay (1000) to be much less - otherwise you turn the pot, nothing happens, you turn it some and finally something happens but now you've overshot what you wanted, and you overdo it the other way trying to get to where you wanted. Try a delay of 50 to 100, have it be much more reactive to turning the knob. You can then move on to using a rotary decoder with detents, one click for one number change. Here's a poorly lit example with 2 digits and rotary encoder. In this case, a shift register was used to drive each display (vs multiplexing).
    – CrossRoads
    yesterday










  • youtube.com/watch?v=f51eSlcZt-g The link.
    – CrossRoads
    yesterday













up vote
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up vote
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down vote

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im trying to switch number on the display using a
potentiometer, it is just counting from 0/9.
All help is much appreciated!



int SegmentA = 6;
int SegmentB = 7;
int SegmentC = 8;
int SegmentD = 9;
int SegmentE = 10;
int SegmentF = 11;
int SegmentG = 12;


const int PP = A0;


void setup()
{
pinMode (SegmentA, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentB, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentC, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentD, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentE, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentF, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentG, OUTPUT);


}

void loop() {

int POD = analogRead(PP);
int SM = map(POD, 0, 1023, 0 , 8);
switch (SM) {


case 0:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //0
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 1:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //1
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 2:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //2
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 3:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //3
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 4:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //4
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 5:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //5
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 6:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //6
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 7:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //7
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 8:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //8
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

}

}









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im trying to switch number on the display using a
potentiometer, it is just counting from 0/9.
All help is much appreciated!



int SegmentA = 6;
int SegmentB = 7;
int SegmentC = 8;
int SegmentD = 9;
int SegmentE = 10;
int SegmentF = 11;
int SegmentG = 12;


const int PP = A0;


void setup()
{
pinMode (SegmentA, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentB, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentC, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentD, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentE, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentF, OUTPUT);
pinMode (SegmentG, OUTPUT);


}

void loop() {

int POD = analogRead(PP);
int SM = map(POD, 0, 1023, 0 , 8);
switch (SM) {


case 0:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //0
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 1:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //1
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 2:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //2
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 3:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //3
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 4:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //4
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 5:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //5
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 6:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //6
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

case 7:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, LOW); //7
digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, LOW);

delay(1000);

case 8:
digitalWrite (SegmentA, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentB, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentC, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentD, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentE, HIGH); //8
digitalWrite (SegmentF, HIGH);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

}

}






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    I would shorten the delay (1000) to be much less - otherwise you turn the pot, nothing happens, you turn it some and finally something happens but now you've overshot what you wanted, and you overdo it the other way trying to get to where you wanted. Try a delay of 50 to 100, have it be much more reactive to turning the knob. You can then move on to using a rotary decoder with detents, one click for one number change. Here's a poorly lit example with 2 digits and rotary encoder. In this case, a shift register was used to drive each display (vs multiplexing).
    – CrossRoads
    yesterday










  • youtube.com/watch?v=f51eSlcZt-g The link.
    – CrossRoads
    yesterday














  • 1




    I would shorten the delay (1000) to be much less - otherwise you turn the pot, nothing happens, you turn it some and finally something happens but now you've overshot what you wanted, and you overdo it the other way trying to get to where you wanted. Try a delay of 50 to 100, have it be much more reactive to turning the knob. You can then move on to using a rotary decoder with detents, one click for one number change. Here's a poorly lit example with 2 digits and rotary encoder. In this case, a shift register was used to drive each display (vs multiplexing).
    – CrossRoads
    yesterday










  • youtube.com/watch?v=f51eSlcZt-g The link.
    – CrossRoads
    yesterday








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I would shorten the delay (1000) to be much less - otherwise you turn the pot, nothing happens, you turn it some and finally something happens but now you've overshot what you wanted, and you overdo it the other way trying to get to where you wanted. Try a delay of 50 to 100, have it be much more reactive to turning the knob. You can then move on to using a rotary decoder with detents, one click for one number change. Here's a poorly lit example with 2 digits and rotary encoder. In this case, a shift register was used to drive each display (vs multiplexing).
– CrossRoads
yesterday




I would shorten the delay (1000) to be much less - otherwise you turn the pot, nothing happens, you turn it some and finally something happens but now you've overshot what you wanted, and you overdo it the other way trying to get to where you wanted. Try a delay of 50 to 100, have it be much more reactive to turning the knob. You can then move on to using a rotary decoder with detents, one click for one number change. Here's a poorly lit example with 2 digits and rotary encoder. In this case, a shift register was used to drive each display (vs multiplexing).
– CrossRoads
yesterday












youtube.com/watch?v=f51eSlcZt-g The link.
– CrossRoads
yesterday




youtube.com/watch?v=f51eSlcZt-g The link.
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You miss the break statement at the end of each case. e.g.:



  digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

delay(1000);

break;

case 4:


This causes each case to perform, and continue with the next case. However, since there is a delay of 1 second, it looks like it is counting.



Actually, I would expect it counts from a certain value depending on the pot meter to 7, since there is no digit 9 implemented, and the delay for the 8 digit is missing too.



To further improve your code, you can add the delay not in every case but at the end, since I assume there always will be one digit selected.



Also you can make a function void showDigit with a parameter for each of the possible segment states and replace all (almost) duplicated code by that function call, or send the digit and use showDigit to set internally the states of each segment (by using a boolean array[nr_of_digits][nr_of_segments], somewhat like Nic Hartley proposes below.






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    I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
    – Nic Hartley
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  • @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
    – Michel Keijzers
    12 hours ago






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    Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
    – Nic Hartley
    4 hours ago






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    @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
    – Nic Hartley
    50 mins ago


















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You'll want a single delay (if any) at the bottom of the loop() function. You may not need it since it will keep displaying the current digit until you move the potentiometer. Exception: if the pot is near the edge between 2 digits, you could see some dithering.



Replace the delay-calls in the cases with break; statements. Otherwise whichever case you call will fall through into the case below it, and so on, displaying subsequent each digit in turn, which isn't what you wanted (and is what you are already seeing).



Change the map() call to map(POD, 0, 1024, 0 , 10). Otherwise there will be no '9' band on potentiometer and the '8' band will be only 1 value wide (out of 1023): exactly the value "1023". You'd like the '9' band to be about as wide as all of the others. It's even possible that a given potentiometer won't get close enough to zero resistance for you to get a 1023 reading.






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    You miss the break statement at the end of each case. e.g.:



      digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
    digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

    delay(1000);

    break;

    case 4:


    This causes each case to perform, and continue with the next case. However, since there is a delay of 1 second, it looks like it is counting.



    Actually, I would expect it counts from a certain value depending on the pot meter to 7, since there is no digit 9 implemented, and the delay for the 8 digit is missing too.



    To further improve your code, you can add the delay not in every case but at the end, since I assume there always will be one digit selected.



    Also you can make a function void showDigit with a parameter for each of the possible segment states and replace all (almost) duplicated code by that function call, or send the digit and use showDigit to set internally the states of each segment (by using a boolean array[nr_of_digits][nr_of_segments], somewhat like Nic Hartley proposes below.






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      I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
      – Nic Hartley
      yesterday










    • @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
      – Michel Keijzers
      12 hours ago






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      Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
      – Nic Hartley
      4 hours ago






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      @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
      – Nic Hartley
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    You miss the break statement at the end of each case. e.g.:



      digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
    digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

    delay(1000);

    break;

    case 4:


    This causes each case to perform, and continue with the next case. However, since there is a delay of 1 second, it looks like it is counting.



    Actually, I would expect it counts from a certain value depending on the pot meter to 7, since there is no digit 9 implemented, and the delay for the 8 digit is missing too.



    To further improve your code, you can add the delay not in every case but at the end, since I assume there always will be one digit selected.



    Also you can make a function void showDigit with a parameter for each of the possible segment states and replace all (almost) duplicated code by that function call, or send the digit and use showDigit to set internally the states of each segment (by using a boolean array[nr_of_digits][nr_of_segments], somewhat like Nic Hartley proposes below.






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      I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
      – Nic Hartley
      yesterday










    • @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
      – Michel Keijzers
      12 hours ago






    • 1




      Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
      – Nic Hartley
      4 hours ago






    • 1




      @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
      – Nic Hartley
      50 mins ago













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    You miss the break statement at the end of each case. e.g.:



      digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
    digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

    delay(1000);

    break;

    case 4:


    This causes each case to perform, and continue with the next case. However, since there is a delay of 1 second, it looks like it is counting.



    Actually, I would expect it counts from a certain value depending on the pot meter to 7, since there is no digit 9 implemented, and the delay for the 8 digit is missing too.



    To further improve your code, you can add the delay not in every case but at the end, since I assume there always will be one digit selected.



    Also you can make a function void showDigit with a parameter for each of the possible segment states and replace all (almost) duplicated code by that function call, or send the digit and use showDigit to set internally the states of each segment (by using a boolean array[nr_of_digits][nr_of_segments], somewhat like Nic Hartley proposes below.






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    You miss the break statement at the end of each case. e.g.:



      digitalWrite (SegmentF, LOW);
    digitalWrite (SegmentG, HIGH);

    delay(1000);

    break;

    case 4:


    This causes each case to perform, and continue with the next case. However, since there is a delay of 1 second, it looks like it is counting.



    Actually, I would expect it counts from a certain value depending on the pot meter to 7, since there is no digit 9 implemented, and the delay for the 8 digit is missing too.



    To further improve your code, you can add the delay not in every case but at the end, since I assume there always will be one digit selected.



    Also you can make a function void showDigit with a parameter for each of the possible segment states and replace all (almost) duplicated code by that function call, or send the digit and use showDigit to set internally the states of each segment (by using a boolean array[nr_of_digits][nr_of_segments], somewhat like Nic Hartley proposes below.







    share|improve this answer














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    • Thank you, this fixes my problem!
      – user51180
      yesterday






    • 2




      I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
      – Nic Hartley
      yesterday










    • @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
      – Michel Keijzers
      12 hours ago






    • 1




      Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
      – Nic Hartley
      4 hours ago






    • 1




      @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
      – Nic Hartley
      50 mins ago


















    • Thank you, this fixes my problem!
      – user51180
      yesterday






    • 2




      I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
      – Nic Hartley
      yesterday










    • @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
      – Michel Keijzers
      12 hours ago






    • 1




      Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
      – Nic Hartley
      4 hours ago






    • 1




      @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
      – Nic Hartley
      50 mins ago
















    Thank you, this fixes my problem!
    – user51180
    yesterday




    Thank you, this fixes my problem!
    – user51180
    yesterday




    2




    2




    I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
    – Nic Hartley
    yesterday




    I would add that you don't even need that switch -- you can easily have a const bool digits[7 * 10], then pass digits[7 * digit], and in the function pull from param[0], param[1], etc.
    – Nic Hartley
    yesterday












    @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
    – Michel Keijzers
    12 hours ago




    @NicHartley Thanks ... I think a two dimensional array is than even better, but the use of an array is better in general.
    – Michel Keijzers
    12 hours ago




    1




    1




    Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
    – Nic Hartley
    4 hours ago




    Actually, strictly speaking, you could also do a const uint8_t digits[10];, then access the individual segments with digits[n] & (1 << segment), if you wanted it to be the least readable possible code. I wouldn't recommend that over the array (probably 2D array) approach, though, unless you have some extremely tight memory requirements.
    – Nic Hartley
    4 hours ago




    1




    1




    @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
    – Nic Hartley
    50 mins ago




    @MichelKeijzers I suggested it only for the very rare circumstances where you find yourself exhausting all 2KB and need to compact things down even more. It's definitely not a good thing to start with, I agree.
    – Nic Hartley
    50 mins ago










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    You'll want a single delay (if any) at the bottom of the loop() function. You may not need it since it will keep displaying the current digit until you move the potentiometer. Exception: if the pot is near the edge between 2 digits, you could see some dithering.



    Replace the delay-calls in the cases with break; statements. Otherwise whichever case you call will fall through into the case below it, and so on, displaying subsequent each digit in turn, which isn't what you wanted (and is what you are already seeing).



    Change the map() call to map(POD, 0, 1024, 0 , 10). Otherwise there will be no '9' band on potentiometer and the '8' band will be only 1 value wide (out of 1023): exactly the value "1023". You'd like the '9' band to be about as wide as all of the others. It's even possible that a given potentiometer won't get close enough to zero resistance for you to get a 1023 reading.






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      You'll want a single delay (if any) at the bottom of the loop() function. You may not need it since it will keep displaying the current digit until you move the potentiometer. Exception: if the pot is near the edge between 2 digits, you could see some dithering.



      Replace the delay-calls in the cases with break; statements. Otherwise whichever case you call will fall through into the case below it, and so on, displaying subsequent each digit in turn, which isn't what you wanted (and is what you are already seeing).



      Change the map() call to map(POD, 0, 1024, 0 , 10). Otherwise there will be no '9' band on potentiometer and the '8' band will be only 1 value wide (out of 1023): exactly the value "1023". You'd like the '9' band to be about as wide as all of the others. It's even possible that a given potentiometer won't get close enough to zero resistance for you to get a 1023 reading.






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        You'll want a single delay (if any) at the bottom of the loop() function. You may not need it since it will keep displaying the current digit until you move the potentiometer. Exception: if the pot is near the edge between 2 digits, you could see some dithering.



        Replace the delay-calls in the cases with break; statements. Otherwise whichever case you call will fall through into the case below it, and so on, displaying subsequent each digit in turn, which isn't what you wanted (and is what you are already seeing).



        Change the map() call to map(POD, 0, 1024, 0 , 10). Otherwise there will be no '9' band on potentiometer and the '8' band will be only 1 value wide (out of 1023): exactly the value "1023". You'd like the '9' band to be about as wide as all of the others. It's even possible that a given potentiometer won't get close enough to zero resistance for you to get a 1023 reading.






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        You'll want a single delay (if any) at the bottom of the loop() function. You may not need it since it will keep displaying the current digit until you move the potentiometer. Exception: if the pot is near the edge between 2 digits, you could see some dithering.



        Replace the delay-calls in the cases with break; statements. Otherwise whichever case you call will fall through into the case below it, and so on, displaying subsequent each digit in turn, which isn't what you wanted (and is what you are already seeing).



        Change the map() call to map(POD, 0, 1024, 0 , 10). Otherwise there will be no '9' band on potentiometer and the '8' band will be only 1 value wide (out of 1023): exactly the value "1023". You'd like the '9' band to be about as wide as all of the others. It's even possible that a given potentiometer won't get close enough to zero resistance for you to get a 1023 reading.







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