Hi guys, I got a problem here and i am also a beginner and learned some of few basic codes. I wanted to control my led using potentiometer and i know its range is from 0 - 1023. While the analogWrite is 0 - 255. I wanted to light up my 4 led until its range at max 1023 will light up all led but with some fading style. I managed to do it successfully with digitalWrite but with analogWrite when i spool up my potentiometer it resets the led again. Here is the default code i used its digitalWrite.
int potpin = A0; // my analog A0 pin //
int sensorValue = 0; // Stores Sensor Value and Print later At Serial // #define ledpin7 7 #define ledpin8 8 // defines all led // #define ledpin9 9 #define ledpin10 10
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledpin7, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledpin8, OUTPUT); // i set all led to output //
pinMode(ledpin9, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledpin10, OUTPUT);
}
void loop()
{
sensorValue = map(sensorValue , 0, 1023 , 0 , 255);
sensorValue = analogRead(potpin);
Serial.print("You are writing a value of "); // prints the value //
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if (sensorValue >= 250) {
digitalWrite(ledpin7, HIGH);
} else { // if the sensorValue reach >= 250 led will light up else no //
digitalWrite(ledpin7, LOW);
}
if (sensorValue >= 500) {
digitalWrite(ledpin8, HIGH);
} else { // same //
digitalWrite(ledpin8, LOW);
}
if (sensorValue >= 750) {
digitalWrite(ledpin9, HIGH);
} else {
digitalWrite(ledpin9, LOW);
}
// same
if (sensorValue >= 1000) {
digitalWrite(ledpin10, HIGH);
} else {
digitalWrite(ledpin10, LOW);
}
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Carl_Anthony:
I wanted to control my led using potentiometer and i know its range is from 0 - 1023. While the analogWrite is 0 - 255. I wanted to light up my 4 led until its range at max 1023 will light up all led but with some fading style.
Try this (untested) sketch for four LEDs.
Leo…
// pot fades four LEDs after each other
const byte ledPin[] = {3, 9, 10, 11}; // four PWM LED pins (Uno)
int rawValue; // holds pot value
void setup() {
for (byte i = 0; i < 4; i++) pinMode(ledPin[i], OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
rawValue = analogRead(A0); // potPin
analogWrite(ledPin[0], constrain(rawValue, 0, 255));
analogWrite(ledPin[1], constrain(rawValue, 256, 511) - 256);
analogWrite(ledPin[2], constrain(rawValue, 512, 767) - 512);
analogWrite(ledPin[3], constrain(rawValue, 768, 1023) - 768);
delay(100);
}
pert:
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Please post your code using analogWrite().
Sorry about that i will use it next time
Wawa:
Try this (untested) sketch for four LEDs.
Leo…
// pot fades four LEDs after each other
const byte ledPin = {3, 9, 10, 11}; // four PWM LED pins (Uno)
int rawValue; // holds pot value
void setup() {
for (byte i = 0; i < 4; i++) pinMode(ledPin[i], OUTPUT);
}
Thanks for the code it works. At first test it didn’t work cause my pin is at the wrong one it is not plugged at pwm pins and i modified it a little to print the value of the pot.