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Kevin Thomas ee664b6733 Updated WEEK04
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/**
* @file 0x0008_uninitialized-variables.c
* @brief Uninitialized variables: demonstrate undefined behavior with printf
* @author Kevin Thomas
* @date 2025
*
* MIT License
*
* Copyright (c) 2025 Kevin Thomas
*
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*
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*
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*
* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* Demonstrates the danger of uninitialized variables. Prints the value of an
* uninitialized uint8_t over UART while blinking an LED on GPIO16.
*
* Wiring:
* GPIO16 -> LED anode (with current-limiting resistor to GND)
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include "pico/stdlib.h"
/** @brief GPIO pin number for the LED */
#define LED_PIN 16
/**
* @brief Toggle LED and print uninitialized variable value
*
* @details Blinks the LED on and off with a 500ms delay between each
* transition and prints the age variable each cycle.
*
* @param age value to print (uninitialized in this demo)
*/
static void blink_and_print(uint8_t age) {
printf("age: %d\r\n", age);
gpio_put(LED_PIN, 1);
sleep_ms(500);
gpio_put(LED_PIN, 0);
sleep_ms(500);
}
int main(void) {
uint8_t age;
stdio_init_all();
gpio_init(LED_PIN);
gpio_set_dir(LED_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
while (true) {
blink_and_print(age);
}
}