//--- Reads the state of a switch, lights LED and sends serial data accordingly
//
// -- Wire an LED from Digital Pin 7 thru a 330 ohm resistor to ground
// -- Wire a switch between Digital Pin 5 and ground
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int buttonState = 0; // create variable for storing "state" of the button
int ledPin = 7; // create variable for LED pin number
int buttonPin = 5; // create variable for button pin number
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // start serial port at 9600 bps:
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // initialize the digital pin as an output (for LED.)
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP); // initialize the digital pin as an input (for switch.)
}
void loop() {
buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin); // "Read" the voltage present on the pin (check switch.)
// If the pin wired to the button is low, the switch is closed
if (buttonState == LOW) {
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // turn LED on:
Serial.println(0); // Send ASCII message to serial (USB)
}
// Otherwise, assume the switch is open.
else {
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // turn LED off:
Serial.println(1); // Send ASCII message to serial (USB)
}
delay(25);
}
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