Arduino - Button - LED

We are going to learn how to:

We will learn how to toggle LED each time button is pressed in Arduino - Button Toggles LED tutorial.

Hardware Required

1×Arduino UNO or Genuino UNO
1×USB 2.0 cable type A/B
1×Breadboard-mount Button with Cap
1×Breadboard-mount Button Kit
1×Panel-mount Push Button
1×LED
1×220 ohm resistor
1×Breadboard
1×Jumper Wires
1×(Recommended) Screw Terminal Block Shield for Arduino Uno
1×(Recommended) Breadboard Shield For Arduino Uno
1×(Recommended) Enclosure For Arduino Uno

Or you can buy the following sensor kits:

1×DIYables Sensor Kit (30 sensors/displays)
1×DIYables Sensor Kit (18 sensors/displays)
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About LED and Button

If you do not know about LED and button (pinout, how it works, how to program ...), learn about them in the following tutorials:

Wiring Diagram

Arduino Button LED Wiring Diagram

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Arduino Code

/* * Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com * * This example code is in the public domain * * Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-led */ // constants won't change. They're used here to set pin numbers: const int BUTTON_PIN = 7; // the number of the pushbutton pin const int LED_PIN = 3; // the number of the LED pin // variables will change: int buttonState = 0; // variable for reading the pushbutton status void setup() { // initialize the LED pin as an output: pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); // initialize the pushbutton pin as an pull-up input: // the pull-up input pin will be HIGH when the switch is open and LOW when the switch is closed. pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP); } void loop() { // read the state of the pushbutton value: buttonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN); // control LED according to the state of button if(buttonState == LOW) // If button is pressing digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH); // turn on LED else // otherwise, button is not pressing digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW); // turn off LED }

Quick Steps

  • Connect Arduino to PC via USB cable
  • Open Arduino IDE, select the right board and port
  • Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
  • Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino
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  • Press and keep pressing the button several seconds
  • See the change of LED's state

Code Explanation

Read the line-by-line explanation in comment lines of source code!

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Button and LED on Commercial Products

Most electronic products have a reset button. Additionally, the button also keeps other functionalities in many products.

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