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Use a Push Button with Arduino
Turn an LED on and off with the Arduino
Written By: Madeleine Schappi
Difficulty Easy
Steps 8
Introduction
Push button switches are inexpensive and versatile components that have
many uses.
In this guide, we will learn how to use a push button switch together with an
Arduino, to turn an LED on and off. The circuit we will be building, uses a Little
Bird Uno R3, a fully compatible Arduino development board. A mini
pushbutton switch, a 5mm LED, jumper wires, and a mini breadboard is also
required.
Other uses for push buttons are in custom gamepads, DIY radio buttons, MIDI
controllers with push buttons that in conjunction with LEDs would light up
when pressed, and many more!
Step 1 Insert LED into the Breadboard
Insert an LED into the breadboard with the Anode (positive leg) on the left and the
Cathode (negative leg on the right).
Step 2 Insert a 220 ohm resistor
Insert a 220 Ohm Resistor so that one leg is inline with the LED's Cathode leg.
Resistors are not polarised, so orientation doesn't matter.
This resistor will be used to limit the current going to our LED.
Step 3 Insert the button
Insert your push button so that one leg is in line with the other end of the resistor.
Be sure to really push down on the push button so that the bottom of the push
button is flush with the breadboard (this will feel like you're pushing too hard).
Step 4 Connect pin 13 to the LED
Connect pin 13 to the anode of the LED.
Step 5 Connect the resistor to ground
Connect the resistor to ground.
Step 6 Connect the push button to pin 7
Connect the push button to pin 7.
Step 7 Program 1: Push to turn on the LED
const int ledPin = 13;// We will use the internal LED
Upload this code to your Arduino.
const int buttonPin = 7;// the pin our push button is on
When you run this code, the LED on Pin 13 will turn on when the button is held
void setup() down. That is all.
{
pinMode(ledPin,OUTPUT); // Set the LED Pin as an output
pinMode(buttonPin,INPUT_PULLUP); // Set the Tilt Switch as an input
}
void loop()
{
int digitalVal = digitalRead(buttonPin); // Take a reading
if(HIGH == digitalVal)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin,LOW); //Turn the LED off
}
else
{
digitalWrite(ledPin,HIGH);//Turn the LED on
}
}
Step 8 Program 2: Toggle the LED
const unsigned int buttonPin = 7; Upload this code to your Arduino.
const unsigned int ledPin = 13;
This program will toggle on and off the LED every time you push the button.
int buttonState = 0;
int oldButtonState = LOW;
int ledState = LOW;
void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
}
void loop() {
buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);
if (buttonState != oldButtonState &&
buttonState == HIGH)
{
ledState = (ledState == LOW ? HIGH : LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPin, ledState);
delay(50);
}
oldButtonState = buttonState;
}
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