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#include "mbed.h"
#include <time.h>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
 //mbed pins
extern Serial pc;                                                                   //defines the communication between MBed and pc
int NoOfPins = 6;                                                                         //for how many sensors there are       
DigitalIn sensor[6] = {p8,p9,p10,p11,p12,p13};                                                       //array of sensors.   
//c++ variables
    time_t sensor_time ;                            //time at which sensor is broken
    double timeDifference;                          //time between 2 sensors - not used right now
    double times[6];                                //array the size of #pins
                                                  
int calculate()                                                          //the one method
{
    pc.printf("new program \n");                                            //alert user of initialisation   
      
    int i = 0;                                                              //for counter
    while( i < NoOfPins)                                                    //for every pin
    {
        while(!sensor[i])                                                   //while not pin. while loop ends after last sensor
        {
            if(sensor[i + 1]) {                                             //error bypassing measures incase one is missed will continue as normal
                sensor_time = time(NULL);                                       //get time
                i++;                                                           //error bypassing incase next one is done
                }                                                         
        }
        sensor_time = time(NULL);                                               //get time
        pc.printf(" %dth sensor  %d : \t", i,sensor_time);                      //print time 
        times[i] = sensor_time;                                                     //add tiem to the array
        i++;                                                                      //move onto next sensor
    }   
      pc.printf("Calculate completed"); 
      for (int i = 6 - 1; i >= 0; i--) {                 //code for printing the array times
        pc.printf("%d", times[i]);                       //^
        }
       
      
}