Display a Button and LED Status on the Serial Monitor

Use the ‘Parts List’ image along with the component cards in your box to correctly plug in the electronic hardware to your Maker Board. The colorful dots next to the legs of the components match up to the ports where that leg should go on Maker Board’s ports.

Code

The code in the editor below is ready to run! Plug in the electronic components just like the Parts List card above, connect Maker Board to your computer's USB port with the cable, and hit 'Upload Your Code!'. Tinker with the code and change something! If you get stuck, you can hit the 'Restore' button to make the code go back to the working example.


/* Serial.print the status of a button and an LED so you can see how the computer 'sees' the component statuses (0 or 1). */ void setup() { pinMode(6,INPUT_PULLUP); //button will send a LOW (0) signal when pressed pinMode(2,OUTPUT); //LED light Serial.begin(9600); //set the serial port up to receive data } void loop() { digitalWrite(2,digitalRead(6)); //Use the value from the digitalRead of the button as the value for digitalWrite for the LED Serial.print("Button Status: "); //Use serial.print to label the data in the monitor. Serial.println(digitalRead(6)); //Use serial.println to show the data and start a new line in the monitor Serial.print("LED Status: "); //Use serial.print to label the data in the monitor. Serial.println(digitalRead(2)); //Use serial.println to show the data and start a new line in the monitor delay(500); //Delay 500 milliseconds so the data doesn't stream by too fast. //Note that adding a delay will make the button less responsive to your touch. } // (c) 2019 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense
 

Walkthrough Video

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Challenges

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Concepts

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Quiz

If you're having trouble, try to run an experimental program or look at the example code to help you find the answer.

1. Which syntax ends the entire 'void loop' function?




2. Which syntax ends a single code command?