/** * @file 0x0014_static-variables.c * @brief Static variables: compare regular vs static local variable persistence * @author Kevin Thomas * @date 2025 * * MIT License * * Copyright (c) 2025 Kevin Thomas * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all * copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE * SOFTWARE. * * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * Demonstrates the difference between regular and static local variables. * A regular variable resets to 42 each iteration while a static variable * persists and increments across loop iterations. Also reads a button on * GPIO15 and mirrors its state to an LED on GPIO16. * * Wiring: * GPIO15 -> Button (with pull-up, active low) * GPIO16 -> LED anode (with current-limiting resistor to GND) */ #include #include "pico/stdlib.h" /** @brief GPIO pin number for the button input */ #define BUTTON_GPIO 15 /** @brief GPIO pin number for the LED output */ #define LED_GPIO 16 /** * @brief Initialize button and LED GPIO pins * * @details Configures the button pin as input with pull-up and the * LED pin as output. * * @retval None */ static void init_gpio(void) { gpio_init(BUTTON_GPIO); gpio_set_dir(BUTTON_GPIO, GPIO_IN); gpio_pull_up(BUTTON_GPIO); gpio_init(LED_GPIO); gpio_set_dir(LED_GPIO, GPIO_OUT); } /** * @brief Print and increment regular vs static variables, update LED * * @details Prints both variable values, increments them, reads the * button state and drives the LED accordingly. * * @retval None */ static void demo_static_variable(void) { uint8_t regular_fav_num = 42; static uint8_t static_fav_num = 42; printf("regular_fav_num: %d\r\n", regular_fav_num); printf("static_fav_num: %d\r\n", static_fav_num); regular_fav_num++; static_fav_num++; bool pressed = gpio_get(BUTTON_GPIO); gpio_put(LED_GPIO, pressed ? 0 : 1); } int main(void) { stdio_init_all(); init_gpio(); while (true) { demo_static_variable(); } }