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How to use up to 10 push button switch with 1 Arduino input pin ANPB-V1

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How to use up to 10 push button switch with 1 Arduino input pin ANPB-V1

In this article, we learn how to connect up to 10 push buttons to one Arduino input pin. This way we save Arduins pins for other purposes.
For each push button we need one resistor. For example if you want to use 5 push buttons, then we need 5 resistors and one ground resistor. Ground resistor should be 50 to 100 times largers than resistors connected to push buttons.

Selecting Resistor for this purpose

In this video I've shown to use 1kΩ resistors and for ground resistors I've selected 100kΩ resistor. We can use carbon film resistors with 10% tolerance or metal film resistors with 1% tolerance. The lower the tolerance number the better the result which allows using more push buttons. For example 1% tolrant resistors are better than 10% tolrant resistors.

Code and video for ANPB-V2 To Control Relay

Multiple push button to on pin: Setup with Arduino UNO

Multiple push button to on pin: Setup with Arduino UNO
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Multiple push button to on pin: Push buttons and resistors on breadboard

Multiple push button to on pin:Push buttons and resistors on breadboard
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduion UNO wires to breadbaord

Multiple push button to on pin: Arduion UNO wires to breadbaord
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Multiple push button to on pin: 5 Push buttons with 10% Carbon film resistors

Multiple push button to on pin: 5 Push buttons with 10% Carbon film resistors
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino UNO with 10 push buttons and 1% tolerant resisstor

Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino UNO with 10 push buttons and 1% tolerant resisstor
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino UNO with 10 push buttons and 1% tolerant resisstor 2

Multiple push button to on pin:Arduino UNO with 10 push buttons and 1% tolerant resisstor 2
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino UNO with 10 push buttons and 1% tolerant resisstor 3

Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino UNO with 10 push buttons and 1% tolerant resisstor 3
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Multiple push button to on pin: Breadboard closeup view with 1% rolerant resistors - Left side

Multiple push button to on pin: Breadboard closeup view with 1% rolerant resistors - Left side
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Multiple push button to on pin: Breadboard closeup view with 1% rolerant resistors - Right side

Multiple push button to on pin : Breadboard closeup view with 1% rolerant resistors - Right side
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Multiple push button to on pin: Using Arduino NANO

Multiple push button to on pin : Using Arduino NANO
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Multiple push button to on pin: : Using Arduino NANO - 10 push buttons

Multiple push button to on pin : Using Arduino NANO - 10 push buttons
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Multiple push button to on pin: Using Arduino MEGA

Multiple push button to on pin : Using Arduino MEGA
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Multiple push button to on pin: Using Arduino MEGA - Wires

Multiple push button to on pin: Using Arduino MEGA - Wires
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino MEGA, Due and Uno

Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino MEGA, Due and Uno
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino MKR WAN - With 10 push buttons

Multiple push button to on pin: : Arduino MKR WAN - With 10 push buttons
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Multiple push button to on pin: Arduino MKR WAN

Multiple push button to on pin : Arduino MKR WAN
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Related Videso

-Howto use a breadboard
-Read any DC voltage using Arduino

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 /*
 * This is Arduino code to use 2 to 10 push button switches with Arduino UNO, Mega, Nano wither with 3.3V or 5V
  There is V2 of this code with video which I used Relays to demonstrate with code: https://youtu.be/AI-zzmSZVfw
 * Written by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax Robojax.com
 * on Nov 27 to Dec 04, 2020  in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
 Watch the video instruction for this sketch: https://youtu.be/MeWgnt0YLj8
 


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 * This code has been download from Robojax.com
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*/

unsigned int pushbuttonsCount=10;//number of push buttons and resistors
unsigned long resitorValue=1000;
unsigned long resitorToGround=100000;

byte inPin =A0;
float sourceVoltage=5;//5V or 3.3V depending on your arduino
char *push_button_name[]={"PB1", "PB2", "PB3", "PB4","PB5","PB6","PB7", "PB8", "PB9", "PB10"};
bool pbValue[]={0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};//this holds the status of each push button
unsigned int outputPin[]={2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11};


int pushDelayTime=100;//100 milliseconds watch video https://youtu.be/MeWgnt0YLj8 for details
float V_tolerance =0.10;//10% (for example) for 1% set 0.01 for 5% set 0.05
bool debug=false;//to display votlage and calculations
///https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogread/ 
//https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogreference/
const byte BIT_SOLUTION=12;
unsigned int r_total;

void readPushButtons();
void setup()
{
 //analogReadResolution(BIT_SOLUTION);//for Due, MKR only
 Serial.begin(9600);
 Serial.println("Robojax.com Code");
 Serial.print(pushbuttonsCount);
 Serial.println(" Push buttons");
 for(int i=0; i<pushbuttonsCount; i++)
 {
  pinMode(outputPin[i], OUTPUT);//set pin from outputPin[] as output.
 }

}//setup ends

void loop()
{
  readPushButtons();//

      
    for(unsigned int i=0; i< pushbuttonsCount; i++)
    { 
      if(pbValue[i])
      {
        Serial.print("pressed ");        
        Serial.println(push_button_name[i]);
        controlOutput(i);//control the output/relay or LED
     
      }//if
            


    }//for
  delay(100);
}//loop

/*
 * 
 * @brief reads input voltage when push buttons are pressed and updates the value of state of each push button
 * @param none
 * @return none
 * Written by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax.com 
 * on Dec 04, 2020 in Ajax, Ontatio, Canada
 * 
 */
void readPushButtons()
{
   float VR_Calculated,RT, voltage_maximum, voltage_minimum;
   float V_measured =analogRead(inPin);
//        Serial.print("RAW A0: ");
//        Serial.println(V_measured);  
    
   V_measured = V_measured* ( (float)sourceVoltage/(pow(2,BIT_SOLUTION)-1));
//        Serial.print("Measured Voltage: ");
//        Serial.print(V_measured);  
//        Serial.println("V");  
      if(debug)
      {       
     
        Serial.print("Measured Voltage: ");
        Serial.print(V_measured);  
        Serial.println("V");    

        Serial.print(pushbuttonsCount);
        Serial.println(" Push buttons");                
      }
    for(unsigned int i=0; i< pushbuttonsCount; i++)
    { 


     
       //calculate the R value for parallel resistor with the groudn resistors
      RT= 1/(   (1/ ((i+1)*(float)resitorValue) + (1/(float)resitorToGround)));
    
      VR_Calculated =( sourceVoltage * RT)/ (  (pushbuttonsCount - (i+1)) *(float)resitorValue + RT);//get voltage for the current resistor i
      if( i+1 == pushbuttonsCount)
      {
        VR_Calculated = sourceVoltage;//for last push button, voltage is the same as power supply
      }
  
 // watch video https://youtu.be/MeWgnt0YLj8 for details
   voltage_minimum = VR_Calculated-V_tolerance*VR_Calculated;//calcualte minium voltage for 10% (or whaterver set) reistors
   voltage_maximum = VR_Calculated+V_tolerance*VR_Calculated;//calcualte maximum voltage for 10% (or whaterver set) reistors

 if( i< pushbuttonsCount-1 && debug)
 {
  
  Serial.print("	 R-BP-");
  Serial.print(i+1);  
  Serial.print(" ");
  Serial.print(RT); 
  Serial.print("Ω");    
   if(i==0)
   {
    Serial.print("	");//this is fixing the tab space for first item less than 1000Ω
   }   
   Serial.print("	 VR ");
   Serial.print( VR_Calculated );   
   Serial.print("V");     

   Serial.print("	 V-Min ");
   Serial.print( voltage_minimum );   
   Serial.print("V");   
   
   Serial.print("	 V-Max ");
   Serial.print( voltage_maximum );   
   Serial.println("V"); 
 }
      // watch video https://youtu.be/MeWgnt0YLj8 for details
      if( V_measured <= ( voltage_maximum) && 
          V_measured >= ( voltage_minimum)
         )
         {
            pbValue[i]=true;//set puths button value to true
            delay(pushDelayTime);//push time limit
        }else{
          pbValue[i]=false;
        }//if
    }//for 
    
   Serial.println();
}//readPushButtons()


/*
 * controlOutput(int i)
 * @brief contorls the output pin
 * @param i is the corresponding to the push button pressed starting with zero 
 * @return none
 * Written by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax.com 
 * on Dec 04, 2020 in Ajax, Ontatio, Canada
 * 
 */
void controlOutput(int i)
{

  digitalWrite(outputPin[i], HIGH);
    if(debug){
  Serial.print("
Pin ");
  Serial.print(outputPin[i]);
  Serial.println(" is ON");
    }
}//controlOutput(int i) end

   

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