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  1. smching created this gist Apr 3, 2016.
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    /*
    16 Channels Lighting Controller
    By smching (ediy.com.my)
    Allow Arduino Mega to communicate with Vixen via generic serial plugin
    */
    #define CHANNELS_COUNT 16
    ////////// PWM pin
    #define Ch1 2 // PWM Pin 2
    #define Ch2 3 // PWM Pin 3
    #define Ch3 4 // PWM Pin 4
    #define Ch4 5 // PWM Pin 5
    #define Ch5 6 // PWM Pin 6
    #define Ch6 7 // PWM Pin 7
    #define Ch7 8 // PWM Pin 8
    #define Ch8 9 // PWM Pin 9
    #define Ch9 10 // PWM Pin 10
    #define Ch10 11 // PWM Pin 11
    #define Ch11 12 // PWM Pin 12
    #define Ch12 13 // PWM Pin 13
    /////////// digital pin
    #define Ch13 18 // DIGITAL Pin 18
    #define Ch14 19 // DIGITAL Pin 19
    #define Ch15 20 // DIGITAL Pin 20
    #define Ch16 21 // DIGITAL Pin 21
    int Ch[CHANNELS_COUNT] = {Ch1, Ch2, Ch3, Ch4, Ch5, Ch6, Ch7, Ch8, Ch9, Ch10, Ch11, Ch12, Ch13, Ch14, Ch15, Ch16};
    int incomingByte[CHANNELS_COUNT]; // array to store the values from serial port
    void setup()
    {
    Serial.begin(9600); // set up Serial at 9600 bps
    for (byte i=0; i<CHANNELS_COUNT; i++) pinMode(Ch[i], OUTPUT); // declare channel pin as an output
    }
    void loop() {
    if (Serial.available() >= CHANNELS_COUNT) {
    for (int i=0; i<CHANNELS_COUNT; i++) {
    incomingByte[i] = Serial.read(); // read each byte
    if (i<12) { //arduino mega consists of 12 PWM
    analogWrite(Ch[i], incomingByte[i]); // Write current values to LED pins
    } else {
    digitalWrite (Ch[i], incomingByte[i]); // Write the Digital Output to the LED pin.
    }
    }
    }
    }