const int endirPin = 2;
const int startirPin = 3;
const int irPins[] = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11};  // Example IR sensor pins
signed char endirData;
signed char startirData;
 int irData[100];
//const int bufferSize = 100;
//byte buffer[bufferSize];
//signed char ledData;
const int i;
signed char index=0;
int j=0;

void setup() {
  pinMode(endirPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(startirPin, INPUT);

  
  for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
    pinMode(irPins[i], INPUT);
  }
  
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  //Serial.print("i am inside loop");
  endirData = digitalRead(endirPin);
   startirData = digitalRead(startirPin);
  //endir switch islow and start irswitch becomes high then read binary data//
  while( (endirData == LOW && startirData == HIGH)) {
  Serial.println("endirdata=");
  Serial.print(endirData);
  Serial.println("startirdata");
  Serial.print(startirData);
  
  
  //Read and print the binary values of the IR sensor//
   for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
   irData[j] = digitalRead(irPins[i]);
   
    Serial.print(irData[j]);//print irsensors values//
    j++;
   } }
//buffer[i]=irData;
//index++;
//Serial.println(irData);

  
 //byte endirData = endirData;       // Assuming endir contains the binary data
//byte startirData = startirData;   // Assuming startir contains the binary data
delay(200);  // Adjust delay based on your requirements
 
Serial.print("endData=");
Serial.println(irData[j]);
}

// Continue filling the buffer with the remaining data as needed
//Serial.println();