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author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/api/pwmwrite.rst b/docs/source/lang/api/pwmwrite.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c858ab --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/api/pwmwrite.rst @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-pwmwrite: + +pwmWrite() +========== + +Writes a :ref:`PWM wave <pwm>` to a pin. You can use this to make an +LED get brighter or dimmer, control a servomotor, etc. After a call to +pwmWrite(), the pin will output a steady square wave with the given +duty cycle. You can change the duty cycle later by calling pwmWrite() +again with the same pin and a different duty. + +On the Maple, the pins which support PWM are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, +9, 11, 12, 14, 24, 27, and 28. + +The Arduino function :ref:`analogWrite() <lang-analogwrite>` is an +alias for ``pwmWrite()``, but it is badly named, and its use is +discouraged. + +.. contents:: Contents + :local: + +Library Documentation +--------------------- + +.. doxygenfunction:: pwmWrite + +Example +------- + +Sets the output to the LED proportional to the value read from the +potentiometer:: + + int analogPin = 3; // potentiometer connected to analog pin 3 + int val = 0; // variable to store the read value + + void setup() { + pinMode(BOARD_LED_PIN, OUTPUT); // sets the LED pin as output + + pinMode(analogPin, PWM); // sets the potentiometer pin as PWM + // output + } + + void loop() { + val = analogRead(analogPin); // read the input pin + + analogWrite(BOARD_LED_PIN, val / 16); // analogRead values go from 0 + // to 4095, analogWrite values + // from 0 to 65535 + } + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`Maple PWM tutorial <pwm>` |