// define a pin that I'll place pot on
int potPin = A5;
// create a variable to hold the pot reading
int potReading = 0;
// define a pin I'll place an LED on
int ledPin = D2;
// create a variable to store the LED brightness
int ledBrightness = 0;
//define a pin I'll place a button on
int buttonPin = D3;
void setup() {
// for input, I define the pushbutton as an input-pullup
// this uses an internal pullup resistor to manage consistent reads from the device
pinMode( buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP ); // sets pin as input
// set up the LED for output
pinMode( ledPin, OUTPUT );
// create a cloud variable of type integer
// called 'light' mapped to photoCellReading
Spark.variable( "pot", potReading );
}
void loop() {
// find out if the button is pushed or not by reading from it
int buttonState = digitalRead( buttonPin );
// when the button is pushed, we will get a LOW signal
// when the button is not pushed, we'll get a HIGH
// set the LED on or off
if( buttonState == LOW )
{
// turn the LED on
digitalWrite ( ledPin, HIGH );
// use analogRead to read the potentiometer reading
// This gives us a value from 0 to 4095
potReading = analogRead( potPin );
// map this value into the PWM range (0-255) and store as the led brightness
ledBrightness = map( potReading, 0, 4095, 0, 255 );
// fade the LED to the desired brightness
analogWrite( ledPin, ledBrightness );
// wait 1/10th of a second and then loop
delay(100);
}else{
// otherwise, turn the LED off
digitalWrite( ledPin, LOW );
}
}
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