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# PinOutGroup
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Arduino library to group up to 16 outputs into one command.
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## Description
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A PinOutGroup is a number of output pins that can be set by means of one **write()** command.
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The PinOutGroup remembers the last values set per pin and will not do a digitalWrite()
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if the pin is already in the right state. Think of it as caching the state.
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If a (group of) pin(s) is updated often this saves CPU cycles however this feature
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has overhead which works contra productive when you toggle the pins in a group.
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So use with care.
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Default PINOUTGROUP_MAXSIZE = 16.
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## Performance
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Assume that on average 50% of the pins are in the right state in a group.
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This means that on average half the pins are actually changed. By bypassing
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the (relative) expensive **digitalWrite()** time is gained. (at least on AVR).
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Actual performance gains depends very much on the data written.
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It is worth to do a small investigation for this. See e.g. 7 segment demo.
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**Note** that the pins are not set at the same microsecond.
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A small time is needed to go through all pins.
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This is platform, group size and pin state dependent.
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## Interface
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### Constructor
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- **PinOutGroup()** Constructor.
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### Administration
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- **void clear()** resets all pins in the group to LOW and sets the size to zero
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so one can repopulate.
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- **uint8_t add(uint8_t size, uint8_t \* pinArray, uint8_t value = LOW)** adds a predefined array of pins to the group. Returns the number of pins added. Default the pins are set to LOW.
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- **uint8_t add(uint8_t pin, uint8_t mode = LOW)** adds a single pin to the group. Returns the number of pins added (1 or 0). value can be LOW (=0, default) or HIGH (1 and other values).
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- **uint8_t getPin(uint8_t index)** index = 0..15; returns the pin at slot index or 255 (0xFF) when out of range.
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- **uint8_t getIndex(uint8_t pin)** returns the (first) index of the slot with pin number. 255 (0xFF) if not found.
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- **uint8_t isInGroup(uint8_t pin)** returns how often a pin is added to a group. Can be more than once.
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- **uint8_t size()** how many slots are used.
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- **uint8_t getMaxSize()** how many slots are there in total.
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- **uint8_t available()** how many slots are available.
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### Read / Write
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- **uint8_t write(uint16_t value)** writes a 16 bits unsigned int to max 16 pins.
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- **uint8_t write(uint8_t index, uint8_t value)** sets a single pin of the internal array with index to value.
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This one is faster than writing to the whole group for a single change.
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The user must keep track of the right index number.
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- **void allLOW** sets all pins to LOW (this is not same as clear).
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- **void allHIGH** sets all pins to HIGH.
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- **uint16_t read()** reads back the last written value to the pins as an unsigned int.
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## Operation
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See examples
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## Future
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- Optimize the low level writing
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For AVR this could be interesting (performance).
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- extend to 32 bits / pins. class hierarchy. 8, 24 ?
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- give **clear(skip)** a bool flag to skip setting the pins to LOW ?
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- remove function?
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- check PinInGroup to stay in "sync" API wise.
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