Windows interface to have total control over lamps

#include <TimerOne.h>                        // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1

volatile int i[8], j;                        // Variable to use as a counter
volatile boolean zero_cross[8] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
int AC[8] = {3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10};                       // Setup the AC output pins
//int ACenable[8] = {1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1};                 // Enable dimming for this output
long int output[8] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};                 // Create output vars for Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
int dim = 0;                                 // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
int freqStep = 78;                           // Set the delay for the frequency of power (65 for 60Hz, 78 for 50Hz) per step (using 128 steps)
volatile long periodSerial;                                            // freqStep may need some adjustment depending on your power the formula
int channel;                                 // you need to us is (500000/AC_freq)/NumSteps = freqStep
                                            // You could also write a seperate function to determine the freq

void setup() {                                      // Begin setup
 pinMode(AC[0], OUTPUT);                           // Set the Triac pin as output
 pinMode(AC[1], OUTPUT);  
 pinMode(AC[2], OUTPUT);                           // Set the Triac pin as output
 pinMode(AC[3], OUTPUT); 
 pinMode(AC[4], OUTPUT);                           // Set the Triac pin as output
 pinMode(AC[5], OUTPUT); 
 pinMode(AC[6], OUTPUT);                           // Set the Triac pin as output
 pinMode(AC[7], OUTPUT); // Set the Triac pin as output

 attachInterrupt(0, zero_cross_detect, FALLING);   // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
 Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                      // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
 Timer1.attachInterrupt(output_check, freqStep);   // Use the TimerOne Library to attach an interrupt
                                                   // to the function we use to check to see if it is
                                                   // the right time to fire the triac.  This function
                                                  // will now run every freqStep in microseconds.   
 Serial.begin(9600);                                         
}                                                   // End setup
 
void zero_cross_detect() {                 // function to be fired at the zero crossing                           
   zero_cross[0] = 1;                     // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
   zero_cross[1] = 1;
   zero_cross[2] = 1;                     // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
   zero_cross[3] = 1;
   zero_cross[4] = 1;                     // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
   zero_cross[5] = 1;
   zero_cross[6] = 1;                     // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
   zero_cross[7] = 1;
}                                          // End zero_cross_detect

void output_check() {                        // Function will fire the triac at the proper time

 for( j=0; j<8; j++ ) {                     // Loop this function for each one of the outputs
   if(zero_cross[j]) {                      // First check to make sure the zero-cross has happened else do nothing
     if(i[j] >= output[j]) { // Check and see if i has accumilated to the dimming value we want
       digitalWrite(AC[j], HIGH);           // Fire the Triac mid-phase
       delayMicroseconds(8.33);                // Pause briefly to ensure the triac turned on
       digitalWrite(AC[j], LOW);            // Turn off the Triac gate (Triac will not turn off until next zero cross) 
       i[j]=0;                              // If we fired the triac, reset the counters
       zero_cross[j] = 0;                   // Reset the zero cross detection
     } else {
       i[j]++;                              // if nothing is done incriment th counter
     }
   }                                        // End zero_cross check
 }                                          // End each loop
}                                            // End output_check function

void loop() {

  while (!Serial) {} 
    channel = Serial.parseInt();
    switch(channel){
       case 1:
         output[0]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 2:
         output[1]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 3:
        output[2]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 4:
        output[3]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 5:
        output[4]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 6:
        output[5]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 7:
        output[6]=Serial.parseInt();
       case 8:
        output[7]=Serial.parseInt();
 
 
}
}