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Lesson 10: Using Potentiometer reading voltage, Analog and Digital

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We first learn the difference between Analog and digital. Then we learn what is Potentiometer and how to measure DC voltage with Arduino and the how to find the value of resistor.


 /*
 * S01-10 Potentiometer
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 * Feb 23, 2019
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const int potPin = A0;// pint name for reading voltage

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);// initialize the serial monitor
  Serial.println("Reading Analog vlaue");

}

void loop() {
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  int potValue = analogRead(potPin);// read the input value 
  Serial.print("potValue:");
  Serial.print(potValue);
  Serial.print(" Voltage:");
  float voltage = potValue * (5.0 / 1023.0);
  Serial.print(voltage);
  Serial.println("V");
  if(voltage >= 2.8 && voltage <= 4.1) 
  {
    Serial.println("Voltage between 2.8 and 4.1");
  }
  delay(200);

}


   

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