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Understanding the Pull-up/Pull-down Resistors With Arduino

by PanosA6

With this little test I hope you'll understand why the pull- int Led = 10;
up (and pull-down) resistors are needed in digital circuits
like in Arduino. void setup() {
pinMode(buttonPin,INPUT);
With a pull-up resistor and with the button unpressed pinMode(Led,OUTPUT);
you make a logic state ON and with the button pressed Serial.begin(9600);
you make a logic OFF. }

With a pull - down resistor and a pressed button you void loop() {
make an ON logic state and OFF logic state when its int buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin); //read the
unpressed. state of the button input
if (buttonState == LOW) { // if the button is pressed it is
Make the above pull-up circuit and try the code. You'll low state
see the LED ickering or less bright. digitalWrite(Led,HIGH); //see ickering led or less bright
Pressing the button and you see now the LED turned } else {
normaly on (fully bright). Turning o the button and the digitalWrite(Led,LOW);
LED its ickering again. Serial.println(buttonState);
}
/*Pull-up resistor test*/ }

int buttonPin = 3;

Step 1: With Out the Pull-up Resistor


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So why was the LED ickering? Simply the logic static of the open switch is oating so it could be either a '0' or a '1". When
the button is pressed this produces a clear logic state of LOW since its grounded.
Check in the Serial monitor to see this as well The will be a serial of unstable '0' and '1' caused by the oating open
situation of the switch.

Step 2: With the Pull-up Resistor

To prevent the unknown state a pull-up resistor will pinMode(Led,OUTPUT);


ensure the state on the pin is low. Serial.begin(9600);
Add a resistor of 4.7k* (check in step 4 the calculation of }
the resistor) to the circuit, and try the below code
See the led working properly with the two states LOW void loop() {
and HIGH. int buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin); //read the
state of the button input
Check in the serial monitor, when you press the button if (buttonState == LOW) { //pressing the button will
you'll get a logic LOW produce a LOW state 0V
and without pressing a logic HIGH digitalWrite(Led,HIGH); //the led with turn on
/* with the pull-up resistor*/ Serial.println(buttonState);
} else{
int buttonPin = 3; digitalWrite(Led,LOW); //the led with turn o
int Led = 10; } Serial.println(buttonState); //check in the serial monitor
}
void setup() {
pinMode(buttonPin,INPUT);

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Step 3: A Schematic Explaining the LOW - HIGH State With and Without the Pull-up
Resistor

On the left you see the button the moment its beeing pressed. This gives a digital signal of the LOW state.

On the right the voltage across the pull-up resistor with the button unpressed is 5Vdc providing the digital signal of the
HIGH state.

Step 4: What Should Be the Value of the Resistor?

So lets assume you want to limit the current to 1mA.


Since Vcc = 5V, using Ohms law: R=U/I => R = 5000mV/1mA => R= 5000Ω = 5k
so a resistor of 4.7k will be ne
Mostly known to be used is a 10kΩ resistor, this will need only 0.5mΑ.

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Step 5: Using the Pull - Down Resistor

/*simular and the pull - down resistor */ void loop() {


buttonState = digitalRead(button);
int button = 2; if (buttonState == HIGH) {
int led = 10; digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
int buttonState = 0; } else {
digitalWrite(led, LOW);
void setup() { }
pinMode(led,OUTPUT); Serial.println(buttonState);
pinMode(button,INPUT); }
Serial.begin(9600);
}

Step 6: Working With Out a Pull-up or Pull Down Resistor

Check for this in another post I made here

https://www.instructables.com/id/Working-Without-a-Pull-up-Pull-down-Resistor-With-/

This can be a very misleading tutorial, as one would expect you to talk about the integrated pull-
up and pull-down resistors in the arduino. And how to use them with the code
Yes you are probably right!

Hi
I did this but the led doesn't flicker. I have connected it the way you show in the diagram. Any
ideas?
Yes the LED is less bright. Pressing it gets a HIGH state. Try the second step with the Serial
Monitor on you can see it
I meant to say, It stays on even without pressing the button.

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