working on new clock

software/GToE/GToE.ino

@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@ channel channels[6] = {  //array of channel settings
 int outsClocksCounts[6];
 int playingModes[6]; //actual channel modes array updated from channels each beat
 
-int clockCount = 0;
-int pulseCount = 0;
 int pulsePeriod;
-bool isPlaying = 0;
+bool isPlaying = false;
-int needToResetChannel;
+
 bool beatCounted = false;
 bool pulseCounted = false;
 
+unsigned int tickCount = 0;
+unsigned int pulseCount = 0;
+
 unsigned int masterClockMode = 0; // 0 - internal, 1 - external 24ppqn, 2 - external beat
 bool externalPulseCounted = true;
 unsigned long lastExtPulseTime;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ void setup() {
   updateScreen();
   updateTiming();
 
-  FlexiTimer2::set(1, 1.0/1000, clock); // 1.0/1000 = 1ms period
+  FlexiTimer2::set(1, 1.0/1000, clock); // 1.0/1000 = 1ms period. If other than 1ms updateTiming() might need tweaking
   FlexiTimer2::start();
 }
 
@@ -139,106 +140,64 @@ void clock() {
   if (isPlaying) {
 
     // Action on each pulse
-    if (clockCount == 0 && !pulseCounted) {
+    if (tickCount == 0 && !pulseCounted) {
-
+      sendTriggers();
-      //modulation 
-      for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
-        int mod;
-        if (!channels[i].modulationChannel) {
-          mod = a1Input;
-        } else {
-          mod = a2Input;
-        }
-        mod = map (mod, 0, 1023, 0, channels[i].modulationRange);
-        playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode - mod]; //subtrackting because the innitiall array is backwards
-      }
-
-      //divider      
-      if (pulseCount == 0 && !beatCounted) {
-        for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
-          playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode]; //updated here to prevent sync problems for multipliers
-          if (playingModes[i] > 0) {                    
-            if (outsClocksCounts[i] == 0) {         //Pulse on 0
-              if (channels[i].random == 0 || random(10) > channels[i].random) { 
-                digitalWrite(outsPins[i], HIGH);
-              }
-            }
-            if (outsClocksCounts[i] < (playingModes[i] - 1)) {
-              outsClocksCounts[i]++;
-            } else {
-              outsClocksCounts[i] = 0;        
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        beatCounted = true;
-      }
-
-      //multiplier
-      for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
-        if (playingModes[i] < 0) {               
-          if (outsClocksCounts[i] == 0) {   //Pulse on 0
-            if (channels[i].random == 0 || random(10) > channels[i].random) { //random
-              digitalWrite(outsPins[i], HIGH);
-            }
-          }
-          if (outsClocksCounts[i] < (PPQN / abs(playingModes[i])) - 1) {
-            outsClocksCounts[i]++;
-          } else {
-            outsClocksCounts[i] = 0;        
-          }
-        } 
-      }
       pulseCounted = true;
     }
 
-    switch (masterClockMode) {
+    //this part gets the Pulse and Ticks ticking
-      case 0:  //internal
+    //it's placed after the triggers to avoid problems on the start (when pulseCount==0)
-        if (clockCount == 0) {
+    if (tickCount < pulsePeriod) {
-          pulseCount++;
+      tickCount++;
-          beatCounted = false;
-          pulseCounted = false;
-        } 
-        break;
-      case 1: //external 24ppqn
-        if (externalPulseCounted == false) {
-          pulseCount++;
-          externalPulseCounted = true;
-          beatCounted = false;
-          pulseCounted = false;
-        }
-        break;
-      case 2: //external beat
-        if (externalPulseCounted == false) {
-          externalPulseCounted = true;
-          clockCount == 0;
-          lastExtPulseTime = newExtPulseTime;
-          newExtPulseTime = millis();
-          if (lastExtPulseTime) {
-            updateTiming();
-          }
-        }
-        if (clockCount == 0) {
-          pulseCount++;
-          beatCounted = false;
-          pulseCounted = false;
-        } 
-        break;
-    }
-    if (clockCount < pulsePeriod) {  
-      clockCount++;
     } else {
-      clockCount = 0;
+      tickCount = 0;
-    }
+      if (pulseCount < PPQN) {
-    if (pulseCount >= PPQN) {
+        pulseCount++;
-      pulseCount = 0;
+        beatCounted = false;  //reset pulse and beat count AFTER the pulse is incremented
+        pulseCounted = false;
+      } else {
+        pulseCount = 0; //Beat happens here
+      } 
     }
 
-    // pull low all outputs after set pulse length
+  }
-    if (clockCount >= PULSE_LENGTH) {
+}
-      for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) { 
+
-        digitalWrite(outsPins[i], LOW);
+void sendTriggers() {
+  //divider
+  if (pulseCount == 0 && !beatCounted) {
+    for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
+      playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode]; //updated here to prevent sync problems for multipliers
+      if (playingModes[i] > 0) {                    
+        if (outsClocksCounts[i] == 0) {         //Pulse on 0
+          if (channels[i].random == 0 || random(10) > channels[i].random) { 
+            digitalWrite(outsPins[i], HIGH);
+          }
+        }
+        if (outsClocksCounts[i] < (playingModes[i] - 1)) {
+          outsClocksCounts[i]++;
+        } else {
+          outsClocksCounts[i] = 0;        
+        }
       }
     }
+    beatCounted = true;
+  }
+
+  //multiplier
+  for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
+    if (playingModes[i] < 0) {               
+      if (outsClocksCounts[i] == 0) {   //Pulse on 0
+        if (channels[i].random == 0 || random(10) > channels[i].random) { //random
+          digitalWrite(outsPins[i], HIGH);
+        }
+      }
+      if (outsClocksCounts[i] < (PPQN / abs(playingModes[i])) - 1) {
+        outsClocksCounts[i]++;
+      } else {
+        outsClocksCounts[i] = 0;        
+      }
+    } 
   }
 }
 
@@ -328,7 +287,6 @@ void checkInputs() {
       } else if (channels[displayTab-1].mode > (sizeof(clockModes)/sizeof(int)) - 1) {
         channels[displayTab-1].mode = (sizeof(clockModes)/sizeof(int)) - 1;
       }        
-      needToResetChannel = displayTab-1;
     } else if (displayTab != 0 && insideTab == 1) {         //random
       channels[displayTab-1].random = channels[displayTab-1].random + change;
       if (channels[displayTab-1].random > 9 || channels[displayTab-1].random < 0) {