Questions tagged [analogread]
A standard Arduino function for detecting the voltage on an analog pin via ADC.
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Why am I getting erratic Analog.read() readings?
Im trying to make an arduino controlled PWM fan using a potentiometer. Ive connected the circuit as in the diagram below (The transistor is a TIP120 if it's hard to read):
Here is my code:
int fan = ...
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eps32 bad adc even with external adc (ADS1115)
Im trying to read an analog value with my esp32 and send it over wifi to another esp32. The wifi part works flawless, however when i try to read an analog value form the esp32 its not useable. It ...
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ADC value changing after changing Timer1 value in program
I'm writing a code where analogRead() reads ADC value from load. After reading ADC value, if it is not in range, I need to manipulate Timer1 value. Which is also getting changed.
But, after changing ...
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Using SDA and SCL with analog inputs at the same time
I'm trying to build a robot arm based on Arduino UNO and PCA9685 controlled by few potentiometers. The easiest way that I figure out and find on internet is using two Arduino's, one as master and ...
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Data type explanation regarding analogRead of a photoresistor
This is a fundamental question - very new (1st post) and trying to learn. I have a photocell connected in series with a 10kOhm resistor between 5v & Gnd (to make a voltage divider) and the ...
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Why does the LEDs affect Analog Input?
So I'm working for a project to control RGB Led Strip using microphone or sound sensor with Arduino Nano. I'm using 5050 RGB Led Strip around 120 LEDs, and I control them using simple transistor ...
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How to calibrate Arduino DUE analog readings?
I am having a problem with the analog readings on my Due. On pin A4 and A5 I am measuring voltages:
double vcc = 3.288 // taken on pin 75 (ADVREF) ;
analogReadResolution(12);
result = analogRead(A4) ...
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Why does setting a digital pin to INPUT make one of my analogue pins into a digital input
I have connected four sensors to four of the analogue inputs and I can read the values they return just fine, it all works. However, I also need a digital input and when I set the mode of one of the ...
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DHT11 analog or digital?
I saw some projects with DHT11, some connect it with analog pin, others connect with digital pin.
Is there any difference / advantage connecting to the analog?
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Binary to decimal using bitwise operators
I am trying to convert some binary data to decimal numbers. I succeeded to convert binary to hex, but now I want to do the same with binary to decimal. I want to use bitwise operators and NO array.
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Substitute multiple potentiometers for push buttons and single potentiometers
this is my first post here.
For some time I have been struggling with a problem and would like to know if anyone has a solution to share.
I am building a 4 tone sequencer, where I use 4 ...
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Is it possible to measure analog output?
I'm using PWM to control LED brightness using MOSFET, using analogWrite(pwmPin,val), while val is a 12 bit bit value.
pwmPin is defined as- pinMode(pwmPin, OUTPUT);
Since val changes in time due to ...
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How to Read ADC value without Common GND ? (Possible or not !)
I want to Read external signal with the microcontroller.
But the problem is that ADC does not work because the signal GND and the microcontroller are not Common,
My question is, have you ...
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Using ESP32 to measure vbat
I'm using ESP32 to read an analog value of a liPo battery (3.7v-4.2v).
Since ESP32 DAC's is 3.3v I'm using a voltage divider ( 2x10K resistors ), to split bat's voltage into ESP's GPIO36. So far ...
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What is the correct way to interpret the built-in Analog-to-Digital Converter output?
When using the built-in analog to digital converter of the Arduino Uno Rev 3's Atmega328P with a reference voltage of 5V, what is the appropriate function to interpret the output? There is conflicting ...
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Problem with Reading Multiple Analog Values From ESP8266 NodeMCU
I am using ESP8266 nodemcu with ADS1115, but values are totally wrong. Why this happened?
Is there any solution to extends the Node MCU 8266 pins with accurate sensor values ?
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Need help in the problem with analog input readings and RTC DS3231
I have 3 analog input(0-1024). I want two outputs based on levels of analog inputs. Eg. inputs have 2 levels. for A0 at 300,digital output pin3 turns ON; and A0 at 500, digital output pin 4 turns ON. ...
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Why does the reading on the ESP32 read max, when the reading on UNO read accurately?
I have a 'Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor' hooked up to my Uno.
Very simple code. AnalogRead(MoistureSensorPin);
This will return a differing value that I can work with.
When applying the same code ...
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When does the ADC take the reading?
I'm experimenting with the "2 pin capacitance meter" and trying to make it more accurate. Currently I've made the Arduino read 62.5 ns intervals but this means the time for the ADC to read is taking ...
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ADC register always returning high
Regardless of whatever voltage at A0, the software is always returning high (1023)
volatile unsigned char* ADmux = (unsigned char*) 0x7C;
volatile unsigned char* ADCSRa = (unsigned char*) 0x7A;
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Measuring 12 V via voltage divider: choosing the right resistors
I want to measure a 9 V battery via one of the analog input ports of my Arduino Nano. From all the schemes of this great answer, I choose the simplest one, the voltage divider. Assuming the maximum ...
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Variable sets to 32767 - MATLAB Arduino
I am running out of ideas of what may be causing this problem, and I would appreciate some help identifying anything I am overlooking.
Quick Problem Summary
A variable gets set to 32767 quite often ...
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Noise on piezo analog read due to Arduino power supply
I am making a device that measures temperature and vibrations and records the values onto an SD card. It will be a standalone device.
The hardware used:
- Arduino Uno
- PCF8523 RTC clock
- MAX3186 + ...
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Specific ports on Teensy 3.6 not reading correct bit resolution using ADC library?
I have a basic circuit, where I'm reading analog values from 14 infrared receivers.
I set the bit resolution to 16 but specific ports are returning 10 bit values (from 0 - 1024) instead of 16 bit ...
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ignoring potentiometer value variations
I've got a 50k potentiometer connected to an Arduino Uno. The user should adjust the hue of an Adafruit NeoPixelStrip.
I've got the following code inside the loop function:
int hue = analogRead(...
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Sound sensor's output stucks to high values when I include a delay in the loop function
I use Waveshare's Sound Sensor module.
I use this simple code to test the module:
As you can see, the problem is that when I have a delay in the program, once the analogRead is bigger than 10 (by ...
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Mapping values from analog input giving unexpected values?
Mega 2560
I am reading in values from 3 pots then mapping them to values between 0 - 255
#define REDPIN 7
#define GREENPIN 8
#define BLUEPIN 9
int red_pot = A0; // analog pin used to connect ...
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Temperature varations using ADS1115 and voltage divider to read 12v
I have an issue with reading battery voltages of three 12 volt batteries using an ESP-01 and an ADS1115. I have been graphing the measurements and the all of the graphs have a temperature component ...
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Noisy analogRead
I'm trying to read voltage using Arduino, here's the code:
float r1 = 99700;
float r2 = 10004;
float adc, voltage;
unsigned long analog;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
analogReference(...
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Strange cyclic errors in analogRead on Nano
I am trying to build an emergency shutdown of a gas valve based on the output of a smoke detector.
It basically measures the voltage on the buzzer of the smoke detector, and if high enough, changes ...
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Playing Audio from SD - Get VU, or audio waveform
I am using the library SimpleSDAudio to play a song from my SD card to an op-amp later in the circuit. I would like to take a sample from the audio pin (possibly with a Analog read) to power some ...
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Not getting any output from ECG sensor AD8232
I am trying for the beginning to run a simple Arduino code in order to test the functionality of the ECG sensor. What I am getting on the output are some random values around 600 or around 200.
I ...
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Buzzer interfere with thermistor reading
This is how i wired the thermistor and buzzer:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
And the code:
#define RT0 10000
#define B 3977
#define R 10000
float RT, VR, ln, TX, ...
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ESP32 PH probe analogRead Value Alternating
i got an ESP32 WROOM32-OLED with a PH-Probe hooked up to it (PIN39).
When i short the probe interfcace to get a PH07 reading (connecting the middle of the probe interface to ground) i get really ...
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Increasing range of a DC-offset signal (software)
I am trying to read a signal with a DC offset of 511 (as seen by the ADC). The signal's tiny with regards to the offset, and I'm feeding it to a library that does a Fourier transform on it. It comes ...
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Can HC-05 Continuously Stream data and read data at the same time?
I am trying to have my Arduino Stream an Analog Signal using Bluetooth Module (HC-05) while being able to read commands from another Micro-controller using the same Bluetooth Module.
Currently, I am ...
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Why do all analog pins measure the same value?
I measure 2 analog pins: A4 and A5. The A5 pin is connected to another Arduino's digital out (through a 10k resistor) which has a simple program: 5ms on and 100ms off. The A4 pin is not connected ...
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Using case statement with IR emitter reciever
I am trying to use two "infrared obstacle avoidance modules" to work with the following sketch. From all my research, I believe, a case statement is my best option because, (I understand) the sketch ...
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Calculate statistic in EEPROM
I've search on how to do statistic calculation in EEPROM, but non related.
The data that I stored in EEPROM is body temperature.
Currently I stored the data using float.
Below is my code for data ...
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analogRead Function AC Voltage Reading Capabilities
Usually when you sense AC voltage, you get a sinusoidal waveform. However, for AC voltage sources, Arduino analogRead ( ) only presents positive voltage values. So what's basically happening? Is it ...
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AC Voltage Sensing using Arduino Uno
Is it possible to sense AC Voltage using analog input for Arduino Uno or can it only read DC?
I mean I've tried connecting an AC voltage source to analog and I'm reading some numbers. However, I don'...
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analogRead() output oscillates even though the pin is grounded
I'm using Arduino Micro to read from 5 flex sensors and display the corresponding angles to the Serial monitor. I am currently having quite some problems with the oscillating values I am getting from ...
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Help combining digital and analog code in arduino programming
So I'm making a device that does 3 things,
Measures frequency of an audio signal through a microphone
Checks whether there is a weight placed on a pressure pad (my pressure sensor works through the ...
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Electret microphone board strange offset using Arduino
I'm experimenting with an electret microphone, specifically this one. I put it on my scope and I see what I expect - a really small voltage, typically under 20mV, that varies appropriately with sound....
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Value read is not changing while rotating pot in arduino?
I am trying to read voltage using analogRead in Arduino Uno from a voltage divider circuit consisting of 1k resistor and 10k pot. The Pot used is bourns 3296. The values obtained only range from 1011 ...
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How to drive Arduino UNO as a counter triggered by 555 timer's output (astable mode)
I have an Arduino Uno and a 555 timer configured to astable mode.
What I'm trying to do is to program my Arduino to increase a "counter" variable (counter++) everytime it gets triggered by 555 timer'...
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How to convert digital signal to analog value
I have spwm output from arduino, and when i read on analogread it shows only 1023 and 0, because it is digital signal.
Is there any way to convert these spwm value into analog value reading
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Why UDP does not work after analogRead() on esp8266-12N module? [duplicate]
Consider my loop() in Arduino be:
void loop(){
for(int i = 0; i<100; i++){
Value[i] = analogRead(A0);
delayMicroseconds(62);
}
//delay(2) //when I use this line esp8266 works properly
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Analog reading with noise - Arduino Uno VS ESP12e
I was testing analog output from a microphone (Max9814) with an Arduino Uno, which came with nice results. The output provided by the microphone is converted into sound and is loud and clear.
Setup: (...
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Ardunio Mega/ATmega2560: Using Port F or K for both analog inputs and digital outputs
On an ATmega2560, can ports have some pins used for analog inputs but others as digtial i/o? Specifically, I only need to use 3-5 analog inputs but have many digital inputs. I would like to use the ...
