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--- arduino:arduino_crash_course:basic_interaction [2012/11/05 22:16] – [Using internal pullups] mithat
+++ arduino:arduino_crash_course:basic_interaction [2017/12/06 01:05] (current) – mithat
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 In an interrupt scheme, the microcontroller does essentially nothing in its main loop, but it is directed to do something specific when an input source jostles it into action.
-Of the two, polling is probably easier to get started with. You can use both techniques at the same time as well.
+Of the two, polling is probably easier to get started with. We won't learn how to work with interrupts in this section, but it's good to know that you can use both techniques in the same program.
-Following is a simple example of using polling.
+===== Polling example: switch-controlled LED =====
-===== Switch-controlled LED =====
+The following examples use polling to determine the state of a switch. If the switch is pressed, the Arduino will turn an LED on. If it is not pressed, it will turn the LED off.
-The following examples use polling to determine the state of a switch. If the switch is pressed, Arduino will turn an LED on. If it is not pressed, it will turn the LED off.
+==== With external pulldown resistors ====
-==== Using external pulldown resistors ====
 The following example requires **pulldown resistors** on the input switch.
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   buttonState = digitalRead(pushButtonPin);  // read the input pin
-    // set LED state accordingly
+  // set LED state accordingly
   if (buttonState == HIGH)       // if the button is pushed
     digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);  // turn the LED on
@@ Line 45: / Line 43: @@
     digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);   // turn the LED off
-  //delay(1);        // delay in between reads for stability (?)
+  //delay(1);        // delay between reads for stability (?? I don't remember why this got in here.)
 }
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-Notice the use of an ''if-else'' statement. The ''if-else'' statement is an example of **flow control**.
+Notice the use of an ''if-else'' statement. The ''if-else'' statement is an example of **control flow**.
 A more compact version of the above that eliminates the if-else statement:
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   buttonState = digitalRead(pushButtonPin);  // read the input pin
   digitalWrite(ledPin, buttonState);             // turn the LED on or off
-  //delay(1);        // delay in between reads for stability (?)
+  //delay(1);        // delay between reads for stability (?? I don't remember why this got in here.)
 }
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 void loop() {
   digitalWrite(ledPin, digitalRead(pushButtonPin));  // read the input pin and turn the LED on or off
-  //delay(1);        // delay in between reads for stability (?)
+  //delay(1);        // delay between reads for stability (?? I don't remember why this got in here.)
 }
 </file>
-==== Using internal pullups ====
+==== With internal pullup resistors ====
 Using extenal resistors as part of switch state detection is so common that the microchip that is at the heart of the Arduino has built-in pullup resistors that can be turned on manually. Internal pullup resistors can be enabled with:
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   buttonState = digitalRead(pushButtonPin);  // read the input pin
-  // Bbcasue we are using pullup resistors, the logic is inverted;
+  // set LED state accordingly
+  // becasue we are using pullup resistors, the logic is inverted;
   // in other words, pressed produces LOW, un-pressed produces HIGH.
   digitalWrite(ledPin, !buttonState);        // turn the LED on or off
 }
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