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Demonstrates the use of analog output (PWM) to fade an LED.
An LED connected to digital output pin 9 through a 220-ohm resistor.
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/* Fading This example shows how to fade an LED using the analogWrite() function. The circuit: * LED attached from digital pin 9 to ground. Created 1 Nov 2008 By David A. Mellis Modified 17 June 2009 By Tom Igoe http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Fading */
int ledPin = 9; // LED connected to digital pin 9
void setup() { // nothing happens in setup }
void loop() { // fade in from min to max in increments of 5 points: for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) { // sets the value (range from 0 to 255): analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue); // wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming effect delay(30); }
// fade out from max to min in increments of 5 points: for(int fadeValue = 255 ; fadeValue >= 0; fadeValue -=5) { // sets the value (range from 0 to 255): analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue); // wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming effect delay(30); } }