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Reference for Wiring version 1.0 Build 0100+ If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If see any errors or have any comments, let us know.

Name |

### delay()

Examples |
    int pin = 0;
    int ledpin = 1;

    void setup() {
      pinMode(pin, INPUT);
      pinMode(ledpin, OUTPUT);
    }
    void loop() {
      if (pin == HIGH) {
        digitalWrite(ledpin, HIGH);
      } else {
        digitalWrite(ledpin, LOW);
      }
      delay(250);  // Stops the program for 250 milliseconds
    }
Description | Forces the program to stop running for a specified time. Delay time are specified in thousandths of a second. The function call delay(3000) will stop the program for three seconds. Alias of delayMilliseconds().
Syntax |
    delay(milliseconds)
Parameters |

milliseconds | int: specified as milliseconds (there are 1000 milliseconds in 1 second)

Returns | None
Usage | Application
Related | delayMicroseconds()

Updated on July 07, 2011 11:08:06pm PDT