Arduino - Button - Servo Motor

We will learn:

That process is repeated.

The tutorial includes two main parts:

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×Servo Motor
1×Breadboard
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

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 Servo Motor and Button

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

Wiring Diagram

Arduino Button Servo Motor Wiring Diagram

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Arduino Code - Button Controls Servo Motor Without Debouncing

/* * Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com * * This example code is in the public domain * * Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-servo-motor */ #include <Servo.h> // constants won't change const int BUTTON_PIN = 7; // Arduino pin connected to button's pin const int SERVO_PIN = 9; // Arduino pin connected to servo motor's pin Servo servo; // create servo object to control a servo // variables will change: int angle = 0; // the current angle of servo motor int lastButtonState; // the previous state of button int currentButtonState; // the current state of button void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); // initialize serial pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP); // set arduino pin to input pull-up mode servo.attach(SERVO_PIN); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object servo.write(angle); currentButtonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN); } void loop() { lastButtonState = currentButtonState; // save the last state currentButtonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN); // read new state if(lastButtonState == HIGH && currentButtonState == LOW) { Serial.println("The button is pressed"); // change angle of servo motor if(angle == 0) angle = 90; else if(angle == 90) angle = 0; // control servo motor arccoding to the angle servo.write(angle); } }

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
  • Press the button several times.
  • See the change of servo motor

※ NOTE THAT:

In practice, the above code does not work correctly sometimes. To make it always work correctly, we need to debounce for the button. Debouncing for the button is not easy for beginners. Fortunately, thanks to the ezButton library, We can do it easily.

Arduino Code - Button Controls Servo Motor With Debouncing

Why do we need debouncing? ⇒ see Arduino - Button Debounce tutorial

/* * Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com * * This example code is in the public domain * * Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-servo-motor */ #include <Servo.h> #include <ezButton.h> // constants won't change const int BUTTON_PIN = 7; // Arduino pin connected to button's pin const int SERVO_PIN = 9; // Arduino pin connected to servo motor's pin ezButton button(BUTTON_PIN); // create ezButton object that attach to pin 7; Servo servo; // create servo object to control a servo // variables will change: int angle = 0; // the current angle of servo motor void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); // initialize serial button.setDebounceTime(50); // set debounce time to 50 milliseconds servo.attach(SERVO_PIN); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object servo.write(angle); } void loop() { button.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first if(button.isPressed()) { Serial.println("The button is pressed"); // change angle of servo motor if(angle == 0) angle = 90; else if(angle == 90) angle = 0; // control servo motor arccoding to the angle servo.write(angle); } }

Quick Steps

  • Install ezButton library. See How To
  • 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 change of servo motor

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