Arduino example-dimming

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• Fading
• Hardware required
• Circuit
• Schematic
• Code

Fading

Demonstrates the use of the analogwrite () function in fading an led off and on. analogwrite uses pulse width modulation (PWM), turning a digital pin on and off very quickly, to create a fading effect.

 

Hardware required

• Arduino Board
• Breadboard
• A LED
• A 220 ohm resistor

 

Circuit

ConnectAnode(The longer, positive leg) of your led to digital output pin 9 on your Arduino through a 220-ohm resistor. ConnectCathode(The shorter, negative leg) directly to ground.

 

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Schematic

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Code

After declaring pin 9 to be yourledPin, There is nothing to do insetup()Function of your code.

 

TheanalogWrite()Function that you will be using in the main loop of your code requires two arguments: one telling the function which pin to write to, and one indicating what PWM value to write.

 

In order to fade your led off and on, gradually increase your PWM value from 0 (all the way off) to 255 (all the way on ), and then back to 0 once again to complete the cycle. in the sketch below, the PWM value is set using a variable calledbrightness. Each time through the loop, it increases by the value of the VariablefadeAmount.

 

IfbrightnessIs at either extreme of its value (either 0/255), thenfadeAmountIs changed to its negative. In other words, iffadeAmountIs 5, then it is set to-5. If it's 55, then it's set to 5. The next time through the loop, this change causesbrightnessTo change direction as well.

 

analogWrite()Can change the PWM value very fast, so the delay at the end of the sketch controls the speed of the fade. Try changing the value of the delay and see how it changes the program.

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/*
Fade
 
This example shows how to fade an LED on Pin 9
Using the analogwrite () function.
 
This example code is in the public domain.
 
*/
Int brightness = 0; // how bright the LED is
Int fadeamount = 5; // how to specify points to fade the led

Void setup (){
// Declare pin 9 to be an output:
Pinmode (9, output );
}

Void loop (){
// Set the brightness of Pin 9:
Analogwrite (9, brightness );

// Change the brightness for next time through the loop:
Brightness = brightness + fadeamount;

// Reverse the direction of the fading at the ends of the fade:
If (brightness = 0 | brightness = 255 ){
Fadeamount =-fadeamount;
}
// Wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming Effect
Delay (30 );
}