In this example we connect an LDR to analog 0 and depending on the value read in we then vary the brightness of an LED connected to Pin 9 using PWM.
The input read from the analog pins will be in the range 0 to 1023. But the PWM function has a the width parameter ranging from 0 to 25 so in this case we use the map() function to convert the values ranging from 0-1023 to 0-255.
Schematic
arduino pwm led
Code
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const int analogInPin = A0; // Analog input pin that the potentiometer is attached to
const int PWMOutPin = 9; // Analog output pin that the LED is attached to
int sensorValue = 0; // value read from the pot
int outputValue = 0; // value output to the PWM (analog out)
void setup()
{
}
void loop()
{
// read the analog in value:
sensorValue = analogRead(analogInPin);
// map it to the range of the analog out:
outputValue = map(sensorValue, 0, 1023, 0, 255);
// change the analog out value:
analogWrite(PWMOutPin, outputValue);
// wait 2 milliseconds for the a/d converter to settle
delay(2);
}
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