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Connecting a switch to the Roboard

2010-08-16T06:23:37+01:00

Hi,

yes, connecting it to one of the GPIO ports is the right thing to do. To check if it is pressed you can use the rcservo_Inp(int channel) function of the rcservo.h library. Make sure that this channel is not set as a PWM through the rcservo_Initialize(unsigned long usedchannels) function.

Cheers,

Marsman

Statistics: Posted by Marsman — Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:23 am

Re: Connecting a switch to the Roboard

2010-07-23T12:21:44+01:00

Hi

Recommend that connect the switch to GPIO channel, and detect high/low if it is pressed and use VCC(5V) pin
on i2c/spi port(RB-100) or i2c socket(RB-110) to be source .
(Remember to add a resistance between VCC and ground)

Statistics: Posted by roboard — Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:21 pm

Connecting a switch to the Roboard

2010-07-20T22:58:44+01:00

How would one go about connecting a switch to the Roboard? I'm assuming that it should be connected to the A/D pins. However, where should the voltage come from? Should it come from external source, or is there a pin on the board for that?

Also, is there are tutorial or guide for basic stuff like this? I have read the hardware introduction, but am still new to the robotics world. Any lower level guides someone can recommend would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Statistics: Posted by Cavetroll — Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:58 pm