Arduino - Button - Pump

We are going to learn how to use Arduino to turn on a pump several seconds and then turn off when a button is pressed.

Hardware Required

1×Arduino UNO or Genuino UNO
1×USB 2.0 cable type A/B
1×Push Button
1×(Optional) Panel-mount Push Button
1×Relay
1×12V Pump
1×Vinyl Tube
1×12V Power Adapter
1×DC Power Jack
1×Jumper Wires
1×(Optional) 9V Power Adapter for Arduino
1×(Recommended) Screw Terminal Block Shield for Arduino Uno
1×(Optional) Transparent Acrylic Enclosure For Arduino Uno

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1×DIYables Sensor Kit 30 types, 69 units
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About Button and Pump

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

Wiring Diagram

Arduino Button controls Pump 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-pump */ #include <ezButton.h> // include ezButton library #include <ezOutput.h> // include ezOutput library ezOutput pump(A5); // create ezOutput object attached to pin A5 ezButton button(12); // create ezButton object attached to pin 12 void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); button.setDebounceTime(50); // set debounce time to 50 milliseconds pump.low(); // turn pump off } void loop() { pump.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first button.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first if (button.isPressed()) { Serial.println("Pump is started"); pump.low(); pump.pulse(10000); // turn on for 10000 milliseconds ~ 10 seconds // after 10 seconds, pump will be turned off by pump.loop() function } }

※ NOTE THAT:

The above code does:

Quick Steps

  • Connect Arduino to PC via USB cable
  • Open Arduino IDE, select the right board and port
  • 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.
Arduino button library
  • Search “ezOutput”, then find the output library by ArduinoGetStarted
  • Click Install button to install ezOutput library.
Arduino output library
  • Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
  • Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino
Arduino IDE Upload Code
  • Press the button
  • See the pump's state

Code Explanation

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