Week 5 Slides: Microcontroller Workshop Part 1 (+ Diagrams)

Sep 24, 2013 by Liza // Leave a Comment

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More Resources:
>> Ohm’s Law + KVL
>> Fritzing (to build wiring diagrams and schematics)


Here are some wiring diagrams we went over in class about buttons and pull down/up resistors. Here is a super helpful button tutorial from Arduino. And remember:

PULL DOWN to Ground :: Button pressed = LED on HIGH
PULL UP to the Sky :: Button pressed = LED off

Pull Down Resister
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Pull Down Resistor with Soft Switch
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Pull Up Resistor
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