led.pulse()

Makes the red LED pulse at a specific interval.

While similar to led.blink(), the led.pulse() method turns the LED on and then slowly dims the light until the LED turns off again. So when the light is pulsing, it's not just turning on and off, it's lowering its brightness. Like led.blink(), led.pulse() takes an interval parameter to determine how fast the led should be pulsing.

Examples

Pulse versus Blink

onBoardEvent(toggleSwitch, "close", function(event) {
  led.pulse(200);
});
onBoardEvent(toggleSwitch, "open", function(event) {
  led.blink(200);
});

Pulse Rates

onBoardEvent(toggleSwitch, "close", function(event) {
  led.pulse();
});
onBoardEvent(toggleSwitch, "open", function(event) {
  led.pulse(150);
});
onBoardEvent(buttonL, "down", function(event) {
  led.pulse(50);
});
onBoardEvent(buttonR, "down", function(event) {
  led.pulse(100);
});

Pulse On, Pulse Off

onBoardEvent(buttonL, "down", function(event) {
  led.pulse(200);
});
onBoardEvent(buttonL, "up", function(event) {
  led.off();
});

Syntax

led.pulse(interval);

Tips

• Use led.on() or led.off() to make the led stop pulsing.

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