From d9cbd78e29d42e70bb46641dd43ee0772c8c975f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:23:33 -0500 Subject: reorganized all the arduino/ docs into a lang/ subdirectory since they're properly CC attributed now. --- source/lang/digitalwrite.rst | 116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 116 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/lang/digitalwrite.rst (limited to 'source/lang/digitalwrite.rst') diff --git a/source/lang/digitalwrite.rst b/source/lang/digitalwrite.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..419ef3a --- /dev/null +++ b/source/lang/digitalwrite.rst @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +.. _lang-digitalwrite: + +digitalWrite() +============== + +Description +----------- + +Write a `HIGH `_ or a +`LOW `_ value to a +digital pin. + + + +If the pin has been configured as an OUTPUT with +`pinMode `_\ (), its voltage +will be set to the corresponding value: 5V (or 3.3V on 3.3V boards) +for HIGH, 0V (ground) for LOW. + + + +If the pin is configured as an INPUT, writing a HIGH value with +digitalWrite() will enable an internal 20K pullup resistor (see the +`tutorial on digital pins `_). +Writing LOW will disable the pullup. The pullup resistor is enough +to light an LED dimly, so if LEDs appear to work, but very dimly, +this is a likely cause. The remedy is to set the pin to an output +with the pinMode() function. + + + +**NOTE:** Digital pin 13 is harder to use as a digital input than +the other digital pins because it has an LED and resistor attached +to it that's soldered to the board on most boards. If you enable +its internal 20k pull-up resistor, it will hang at around 1.7 V +instead of the expected 5V because the onboard LED and series +resistor pull the voltage level down, meaning it always returns +LOW. If you must use pin 13 as a digital input, use an external +pull down resistor. + + + +Syntax +------ + +digitalWrite(pin, value) + + + +Parameters +---------- + +pin: the pin number + + + +value: `HIGH `_ or +`LOW `_ + + + +Returns +------- + +none + + + +Example +------- + +:: + + + int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13 + + void setup() + { + pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // sets the digital pin as output + } + + void loop() + { + digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // sets the LED on + delay(1000); // waits for a second + digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // sets the LED off + delay(1000); // waits for a second + } + + + +Sets pin 13 to HIGH, makes a one-second-long delay, and sets the +pin back to LOW. + + + +Note +---- + +The analog input pins can be used as digital pins, referred to as +A0, A1, etc. + + + +See also +-------- + + +- `pinMode `_\ () +- `digitalRead `_\ () +- `Tutorial: Digital Pins `_ + + + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt -- cgit v1.2.3