UNO digital pin as input from 5vdc adapter with resistor

Dear Friends,

I want to detect the presence of DC current in wire... Can I connect 5vdc power adapter (mobile phone charger) to the digital input data pin for sensing that ?

I mean can I take 5vdc power adapter as input data in digital data pin as input..???

fadman:
Dear Friends,

I want to detect the presence of DC current in wire... Can I connect 5vdc power adapter (mobile phone charger) to the digital input data pin for sensing that ?

I mean can I take 5vdc power adapter as input data in digital data pin as input..???

That would be detecting the VOLTAGE, not the CURRENT.

You need a pull-down resistor to set the pin to 0 when there is no voltage. Then the 5 volts would be read as a 1 on that pin.

If the voltage is above 5 volts, you may have a problem.

Paul