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2.1.1 Button

Introduction

In this project, we will learn how to turn on or off the LED by using a button.

Required Components

In this project, we need the following components.

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It’s definitely convenient to buy a whole kit, here’s the link:

Name

ITEMS IN THIS KIT

LINK

Raphael Kit

337

Raphael Kit

You can also buy them separately from the links below.

COMPONENT INTRODUCTION

PURCHASE LINK

GPIO Extension Board

BUY

Breadboard

BUY

Jumper Wires

BUY

Resistor

BUY

LED

BUY

Button

BUY

Schematic Diagram

Use a normally open button as the input of Raspberry Pi, the connection is shown in the schematic diagram below. When the button is pressed, the GPIO18 will turn into low level (0V). We can detect the state of the GPIO18 through programming. That is, if the GPIO18 turns into low level, it means the button is pressed. You can run the corresponding code when the button is pressed, and then the LED will light up.

Note

The longer pin of the LED is the anode and the shorter one is the cathode.

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Experimental Procedures

Step 1: Build the circuit.

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Step 2: Go to the folder of the code.

cd ~/raphael-kit/nodejs/

Step 3: Run the code.

sudo node button.js

Now, press the button, and the LED will light up; release the button, and the LED will go out.

Code

const Gpio = require('pigpio').Gpio;


const led = new Gpio(17, {mode: Gpio.OUTPUT});

const button = new Gpio(18, {
  mode: Gpio.INPUT,
  pullUpDown: Gpio.PUD_DOWN,
  edge: Gpio.EITHER_EDGE
});


button.on('interrupt', (level) => {
  led.digitalWrite(level);
});

Code Explanation

const Gpio = require('pigpio').Gpio;

const led = new Gpio(17, {mode: Gpio.OUTPUT});

Import the pigpio module, create a led object to control the IO port Gpio17, and set it to output mode.

const button = new Gpio(18, {
  mode: Gpio.INPUT,
  pullUpDown: Gpio.PUD_DOWN,
  edge: Gpio.EITHER_EDGE
});

Create a button object to control the IO port Gpio18, set it to input mode, Pull down (low when the button is not pressed, high when the button is pressed). And set the interrupt function, the mode is EITHER_EDGE, that is, both rising and falling edges will trigger the interrupt function.

button.on('interrupt', (level) => {
  led.digitalWrite(level);
});

Write an interrupt function, when the button is pressed, it is a falling edge, triggering the interrupt function, At this time, write the low level of the button IO port to the IO port of the led, and the led lights up.

When the button is released, it is a rising edge, triggering the interrupt function, At this time, the high level of the button IO port is written to the IO port of the led, and the led is off.

Phenomenon Picture

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