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50$ robot
« on: October 31, 2008, 10:54:33 AM »
i would like to know how to add a push-button to the $50 robot

a. how and where would i connect it to the robot?
 
b. what would i add in the SoRutils.h file?
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Re: 50$ robot
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2008, 12:10:48 PM »
It depends on what the function of this push button would be.

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Re: 50$ robot
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 12:02:11 AM »
Schematic:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/sensors_tactbumpswitch.shtml

In the code, set up a pin as an input (digital or analog, doesn't matter). You can use the same sensor code as the photoresistor if you want.

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Re: 50$ robot
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 07:29:24 AM »
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Re: 50$ robot
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2008, 03:17:33 PM »
am i suposed to hook a 40 ohm resistor to the ground? then in the code what do i put so it does something when the button is pushed?
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Re: 50$ robot
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2008, 01:23:12 AM »
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am i suposed to hook a 40 ohm resistor to the ground?
nope, not for a push button

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then in the code what do i put so it does something when the button is pushed?
I'm confident you can figure this out after reading through the source code and searching the forum/google. Give it a try and if you still get stuck, post what you have and we'll help from there.

Step 0: connect one end of the button to ground, the other to your pin
Step 1: configure a port as a digital input
Step 2: turn on pull up resistor
Step 3: read the port value

 


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