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ezButton Library - Single Button Events Example
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Wiring Diagram
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Arduino Code
Quick Steps
- Install ezButton library. See How To
- Connect Arduino to PC via USB cable
- Open Arduino IDE, select the right board and port
- On Arduino IDE, Go to File Examples ezButton 02.SingleButtonEvents example
/*
* Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com
*
* This example code is in the public domain
*
* Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-library
*
* This example detects the pressed and released events of a button without debounce.
*/
#include <ezButton.h>
ezButton button(7); // create ezButton object that attach to pin 7;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
button.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first
if(button.isPressed())
Serial.println("The button is pressed");
if(button.isReleased())
Serial.println("The button is released");
}
- Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino
- Open Serial Monitor to see result:
- Press the button and then release
COM6
The button is pressed
The button is released
Autoscroll
Clear output
9600 baud
Newline
※ NOTE THAT:
Even you pressed and released the button only once, the output in Serial Monitor may show several pressed and release events. This is the normal behavior of the button. This behavior is called the “chattering phenomenon”. You can learn more in Arduino - Button Debounce tutorial.
To make it much easier, we can use the debouce function of this library. See Button debounce example with library.
Code Explanation
Read the line-by-line explanation in comment lines of source code!