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Arduino - Door Sensor - LED
We are going to learn how to:
- Turn on LED if the door is open.
- Turn off LED if the door is closed.
We will learn how to toggle LED each time door is closed in Arduino - Door Sensor Toggles LED tutorial.
Hardware Required
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| 1 | × | DIYables Sensor Kit 30 types, 69 units |
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About LED and Door Sensor
If you do not know about LED and door sensor (pinout, how it works, how to program ...), learn about them in the following tutorials:
Wiring Diagram
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Arduino Code
/*
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*
* This example code is in the public domain
*
* Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-door-sensor-led
*/
const int DOOR_SENSOR_PIN = 13; // Arduino pin connected to the OUTPUT pin of door sensor
const int LED_PIN = 3; // Arduino pin connected to LED's pin
int doorState;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // initialize serial
pinMode(DOOR_SENSOR_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP); // set arduino pin to input pull-up mode
pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); // set arduino pin to output mode
}
void loop() {
doorState = digitalRead(DOOR_SENSOR_PIN); // read state
if (doorState == HIGH) {
Serial.println("The door is open");;
digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH); // turn on LED
} else {
Serial.println("The door is closed");
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
- Move the magnet close to the reed switch and them move it far from the reed switch.
- 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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