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Arduino - Button Count - OLED
In this tutorial, we are going to use Arduino:
- Count the number of times a button is pressed
- Display the count number on OLED display.
- Auto vertical and horizontal center align the count number on OLED display.
In this tutorial, the button also is debounced without using delay() function. See Why do we need debouncing?
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Wiring Diagram
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Arduino Code - displaying button count on OLED
/*
* Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com
*
* This example code is in the public domain
*
* Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-count-oled
*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <ezButton.h>
#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire, -1); // create SSD1306 display object connected to I2C
ezButton button(7); // create ezButton object that attach to pin 7;
unsigned long lastCount = 0;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize OLED display with address 0x3C for 128x64
if (!oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
while (true);
}
delay(2000); // wait for initializing
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setTextSize(2); // text size
oled.setTextColor(WHITE); // text color
oled.setCursor(0, 10); // position to display
button.setDebounceTime(50); // set debounce time to 50 milliseconds
button.setCountMode(COUNT_FALLING);
}
void loop() {
button.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first
unsigned long count = button.getCount();
if (lastCount != count) {
Serial.println(count); // print count to Serial Monitor
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.println(count); // display count
oled.display(); // show on OLED
lastCount != count;
}
}
Quick Steps
- Navigate to the Libraries icon on the left bar of the Arduino IDE.
- Search “ezButton”, then find the button library by ArduinoGetStarted
- Click Install button to install ezButton library.
- Search “SSD1306”, then find the SSD1306 library by Adafruit
- Click Install button to install the library.
- You will be asked for intalling some other library dependencies
- Click Install All button to install all library dependencies.
- Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
- Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino
- Press button several times
- See the counting number changed on OLED
The above code just displays the button press count on the top left corner. Let's modify the code to centralize it!
Arduino Code - Vertical and Horizontal Center Align on OLED
/*
* Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com
*
* This example code is in the public domain
*
* Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-count-oled
*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <ezButton.h>
#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire, -1); // create SSD1306 display object connected to I2C
ezButton button(7); // create ezButton object that attach to pin 7;
unsigned long lastCount = 0;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize OLED display with address 0x3C for 128x64
if (!oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
while (true);
}
delay(2000); // wait for initializing
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setTextSize(2); // text size
oled.setTextColor(WHITE); // text color
oled.setCursor(0, 10); // position to display
button.setDebounceTime(50); // set debounce time to 50 milliseconds
button.setCountMode(COUNT_FALLING);
}
void loop() {
button.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first
unsigned long count = button.getCount();
if (lastCount != count) {
Serial.println(count); // print count to Serial Monitor
String text = String(count);
oledDisplayCenter(text);
lastCount != count;
}
}
void oledDisplayCenter(String text) {
int16_t x1;
int16_t y1;
uint16_t width;
uint16_t height;
oled.getTextBounds(text, 0, 0, &x1, &y1, &width, &height);
// display on horizontal and vertical center
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setCursor((SCREEN_WIDTH - width) / 2, (SCREEN_HEIGHT - height) / 2);
oled.println(text); // text to display
oled.display();
}
※ NOTE THAT:
The about code automatically horizontal and vertical center aligns the text on OLED display. See How to vertical/horizontal center on OLED for more detail.
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