Testcodemainy v1.0

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int mainup = 5;   // Define pins by plugin of hydraulics
int maindown = 6;
int secin = 10;
int secout = 11;
// Define pins 5, 6, 10, and 11 according to their hydraulic
// function on the CEB press - moving main cylinder up and down,
// and moving secondary cylinder in and out. 'In' is defined as
// the direction of brick ejection motion out of the machine.

// Define base motion time as 1000 milliseconds.
unsigned long time = 1000; 
// Define scaling factors that determine all motion of cylinders,
// based on known cylinder diameters and known motion distances.
float factor1 = 1; 
float factor2 = 1; 
float factor3 = 1; 
float factor4 = 1; 
float factor5 = 1; 
float factor6 = 1; 
float factor7 = 1; 
float factor8 = 1; 
float factor9 = 1; 
float factor10 = 1; 

// delay() function below happens to require unsigned longs

// The setup() content between {} runs once only
// when the sketch starts.

 void setup()   {                
   // initialize pins 5, 6, 10, and 11 as outputs:
   pinMode(mainup, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(maindown, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(secin, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(secout, OUTPUT);
   // Initialization should involve this series of steps:
   // 1. a quick drop of the main cylinder (to release pressure on drawer)
   // 2. motion of secondary cylinder all the way out (to expose any bricks)
   // 3. motion of main cylinder all the way up (to eject any bricks from hopper) 
   // 4. motion of the secondary cylinder all the way in (to eject any brick from machine)
   // The result is all bricks cleared from machine - ready to start pressing cycles.
   digitalWrite(maindown, HIGH);   // start moving main cylinder down
   delay(time*2);                  // move it 6 seconds
   digitalWrite(maindown, LOW);    // stop moving
   digitalWrite(secin, HIGH);      // Start moving secondary cylinder in
   delay(time*2);                  // ...
   digitalWrite(secin, LOW);
   
 }

 // The loop() method runs over and over again,
 // as long as the Arduino has power.

 void loop()                     
 {
   // Order of motion starts with main cylinder down and
   // secondary cylinder all the way in.
   // Motion pattern is to:
   // 1. Move secondary cylinder to pressing position
   digitalWrite(secout, HIGH);   // start moving
   delay(time*factor1);                  // for a given duration
   digitalWrite(secout, LOW);    // and stop moving
   // 2. Start compression half way up.
   digitalWrite(mainup, HIGH);  
   delay(time*factor2);                 
   digitalWrite(mainup, LOW);   
   // 3.              
   digitalWrite(secout, HIGH);  
   delay(time);                 
   digitalWrite(secout, LOW);    
                
   
 }