Using One Pushbutton as Toggle Switch and dimmer

[shreygandhi]

Hello Folks!

I am new here and a beginner to Arduino programming.

I am stuck at a project and after trying different methods to execute my program which I failed, i sought to take help at this forum.

My program is to use a single pushbutton to Turn off and on LED but also dimming or brightening the LED with the same Pushbutton.
If the Pushbutton is pressed only once if acts as on/off switch and turns LED on if it is off in current state and vice versa. While the LED is turned on , if the button is pressed long it dims the LED light and next time the button is pressed long it brightens the led and vice-versa.

Here is my code, all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

//Creating a dimmable Led Lamp using one Pushbutton.
//When button is pressed once if works as on/off switch
// and when it is pressed for long, it will either dims or brightens LED.
//Pressing pushbutton once, turns LED either ON or OFF; whereas keeping pushbutton pressed long with either dim or brighten the LED as per the last action.

int ledState=0; //indicates LED is turned off when program starts
int buttonOld=1; // button State at the start of program
int buttonNew; //button State when pushbutton is pressed everytime.
int ledPin=3; // Assigning Led to Arduino Pin no.3
int buttonPin=10; //Assigning button to pin no. 10

int dt=100;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin,OUTPUT); //Declaring LED pin is OUTPUT
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT); //Declaring button Pin is INPUT

}

void loop() {

buttonNew=digitalRead(buttonPin);
if(buttonOld==0 && buttonNew==1)//when buttonState changes from 0 to 1,make the switch
{if(ledState==0){
digitalWrite(ledPin,HIGH);
ledState=1;
}
else{
digitalWrite(ledPin,LOW);
ledState=0;
}
}
buttonOld=buttonNew;
delay(dt);
int ledBright; //making a dimmable LED
int buttonVal=digitalRead(buttonPin);
if(buttonVal==0 && ledState==1) //Means if pushbutton is pressed long and while LED is ON, brighten the LED by value of 15
{ledBright=ledBright+15;}
if(ledBright>255){ledBright=255;

analogWrite(ledPin,ledBright);
}

if(buttonVal==0 && ledState==1) //Means next time when pushbutton is pressed long and while LED is On, it will dim the LED brightness by value of 15.
{ledBright=ledBright-15;}
if(ledBright<0){ledBright=0;

analogWrite(ledPin,ledBright);
}

Serial.print(buttonNew);
Serial.print(",");
Serial.print(ledBright);
Serial.print(",");
Serial.println(buttonVal);
delay(dt);

}

[LarryD]

“ I am stuck at a project and after trying different methods to execute my program which I failed,”

Tell us more.

How long is a ON/OFF switch press ?

What length of time is the trigger for a 'long' switch press ?

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//https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=672444.msg4526560#msg4526560

//Version   YY/MM/DD
// 1.00     18/03/23   Running code

#define PUSHED          LOW
#define NOTPUSHED       HIGH

#define LEDon           HIGH
#define LEDoff          LOW

boolean switchFlag      = false;  //true means we will allow switch hold timing checking
boolean fastFlag        = false;  //false means fast switch operation is enabled

byte ledState           = 0;
byte buttonOld          = 0;
byte buttonNew;
byte LEDstate           = 0;

const byte ledPin       = 3;
const byte buttonPin    = 10;
const byte heartBeatLED = 13;           //LED that flashes at 1Hz to show things are non blocking

int brightness;

//timing stuff
const unsigned long longPress = 1000;  //time before level adjustment start being made
const unsigned long speed     = 250;   //time between each level change

unsigned long heartBeatMillis;
unsigned long switchMillis;
unsigned long longMillis;
unsigned long timePUSHED;

//****************************************************************************************
void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, LEDstate);

  pinMode(heartBeatLED, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);

} //END of setup()

//****************************************************************************************
void loop()
{
  //***************************
  //toggle Heartbeat LED every 500ms
  if (millis() - heartBeatMillis > 500)
  {
    //restart timer
    heartBeatMillis = millis();

    //toggle LED
    digitalWrite(heartBeatLED, !digitalRead(heartBeatLED));
  }

  //***************************
  //time to check the switches?
  if (millis() - switchMillis > 50)
  {
    //restart timer
    switchMillis = millis();

    checkSwitches();
  }

  //***************************
  //has the switch been held long enough?
  if (switchFlag == true && millis() - longMillis > longPress)
  {
    //is it time to go to the next level?
    if (digitalRead(buttonPin) == PUSHED && millis() - timePUSHED > speed)
    {
      //restart timing
      timePUSHED = millis();

      //disable fast switch operation
      fastFlag = true;

      //adjust level
      if (LEDstate == false)
      {
        analogWrite(ledPin, brightness);

        brightness = brightness - 15;

        if (brightness < 0)
        {
          brightness = 0;

          LEDstate = false;
          switchFlag = false;
        }
      }

      else
      {
        analogWrite(ledPin, brightness);

        brightness = brightness + 15;

        if (brightness > 255)
        {
          brightness = 255;

          LEDstate = true;
          switchFlag = false;
        }
      }
    }
  }

} //END of loop()

//****************************************************************************************
void checkSwitches()
{
  //***************************
  buttonNew = digitalRead(buttonPin);

  //has the switch changed state?
  if (buttonOld != buttonNew)
  {
    //update to the new state
    buttonOld = buttonNew;

    //***********************
    //was the switch pushed/closed?
    if (buttonNew == PUSHED)
    {
      //start timing
      timePUSHED = millis();
      longMillis = millis();

      switchFlag = true;
    }

    //***********************
    //was the switch released/open?
    else if (fastFlag == false && buttonNew == NOTPUSHED)
    {
      //disable switch 'hold' timing
      switchFlag = false;

      //toggle LED
      digitalWrite(ledPin, LEDstate);

      LEDstate = !LEDstate;

      if (LEDstate == LOW)
      {
        brightness = 255;
      }

      else
      {
        brightness = 0;
      }

    }

    //allow fast switch operation
    fastFlag = false;

  }

} //END of checkSwitches()

//****************************************************************************************

[shreygandhi]

To Larryd

Here are a few Pictures of the wiring.

I do not know how to create a schematic diagram through an App but i have attached an image of it drawn on paper.

The time duration for which a switch should be pressed long to act as a dimmer should be more than 250ms else if the duration is less, it acts as ON/OFF button.

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//Creating a dimmable Led Lamp using one Pushbutton.
//When button is pressed once if works as on/off switch
// and when it is pressed for long, it will either dims or brightens LED respectively.
//Pressing pushbutton once, turns LED either ON or OFF; whereas keeping pushbutton pressed long with either dim or brighten the LED as per the last action.

int ledState = 0; //indicates LED is turned off when program starts
int buttonOld = 1; // button State at the start of program
int buttonNew; //button State when pushbutton is pressed everytime.
int ledPin = 3; // Assigning Led to Arduino Pin no.3
int buttonPin = 10; //Assigning button to pin no. 10

int dt = 100;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //Declaring LED pin is OUTPUT
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT); //Declaring button Pin is INPUT

}

void loop() {

buttonNew = digitalRead(buttonPin);
if (buttonOld == 0 && buttonNew == 1) //when buttonState changes from 0 to 1,make the switch
{ if (ledState == 0) {
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
ledState = 1;
}
else {
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
ledState = 0;
}
}
buttonOld = buttonNew;
delay(dt);
int ledBright; //making a dimmable LED
int buttonVal = digitalRead(buttonPin);
if (buttonVal == 0 && ledState == 1) //Means if pushbutton is pressed long and while LED is ON, brighten the LED by value of 15
{
ledBright = ledBright + 15;
}
if (ledBright > 255) {
ledBright = 255;

analogWrite(ledPin, ledBright);
}

if (buttonVal == 0 && ledState == 1) //Means next time when pushbutton is pressed long and while LED is On, it will dim the LED brightness by value of 15.
{
ledBright = ledBright - 15;
}
if (ledBright < 0) {
ledBright = 0;

analogWrite(ledPin, ledBright);
}

Serial.print(buttonNew);
Serial.print(",");
Serial.print(ledBright);
Serial.print(",");
Serial.println(buttonVal);
delay(dt);

}

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[LarryD]

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Did you try the code posted in reply #1 above.

It will give you some ideas on what can be done.