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Hello,
To save program space, couldn’t you have used #define to define the ledpin and inputpin? The only reason to use variables that I can see is the fact that you can change them in the middle of the program, and changing the variable won’t change the pinout. If you used a #define, you would still get the user readability of ledpin and inputpin, but would save some program space by using fewer variables.
Just a thought,
Harry Johnson
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