SAKURA Sketch Reference

For easy creation of simple gadgets, the Gadget Renesas project provides the GR-SAKURA board for use with a web compiler. The board comes with a microcontroller (MCU) that operates as a mini computer. By programming this MCU, you can make things flash in various colors, produce sounds and melodies, and move objects.

This reference describes libraries for writing programs for GR-SAKURA and HTTP API for controlling the web compiler. Refer to the information below when using the GR-SAKURA board for the first time.

• Sketch on Web Compiler
• Manual for Web Compiler

Note: This reference is for the library version v2.00 or higher.

The GR-SAKURA board and Arduino are fully compatible. Most of the pin layout is the same and the libraries are used in almost the same manner. The only key difference is, in Arduino, programs are called "sketches". For simplicity, we call a program a "sketch" for GR-SAKURA as well.

Here's a little explanation about sketches. This is a simple sketch that makes one LED on the GR-SAKURA board flash.

#include <Arduino.h>
void setup(){
    pinMode(PIN_LED0, OUTPUT);
}
 
void loop(){
    digitalWrite(PIN_LED0, HIGH);
    delay(200);
    digitalWrite(PIN_LED0, LOW);
    delay(200);
}

Arduino requires a unique description -- setup() and loop() -- to be included in the description.

The setup() function is called only once after start up. The sketch above is preparing to turn on an LED using the pinMode() library.

The loop() function is then executed repeatedly. The sketch uses the digitalWrite() and delay() libraries to make an LED flash.

Whenever creating a sketch for the GR-SAKURA board, always describe #include <Arduino.h> in the first line.

The best thing about ABC Arduino is its extensive number of libraries. These libraries allow you to do just about anything quite easily, from making LEDs flash, to creating sounds, running motors, and connecting to a network. Check out the contents of each library by selecting LIBRARY in the above menu.

The image below describes the pin layout for the GR-SAKURA board. There are many cases where you will use the library with a pin number.

For example, the following description sets pin2 to LOW:

digitalWrite(2, LOW);
    

And, the following description reads from the A0 condition:

analogRead(A0);
    

#include <Arduino.h>
void setup() 
{
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println("Hello");
}
void loop(){
}

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <servo.h> 
  
Servo servo0;
void setup() 
{ 
  servo0.attach(9);
  servo0.write(90);  // set servo to mid-point
}
void loop(){
}

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