In this task, you will see a basic sketch using the shiftOut function to control LEDs with a 74HC595 shift register.
// Laser Bar
int latchPin = 11;
int clockPin = 9;
int dataPin = 12;
int dt = 500;
byte LEDs_1 = 0B01010101;
byte LEDs_2 = 0B10101010;
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
pinMode(latchPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(clockPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(dataPin, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, LSBFIRST, LEDs_1);
digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
delay(dt);
digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, LSBFIRST, LEDs_2);
digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
delay(dt);
}
Watch the video below to understand how the code works in action: