Thread: Wiring A Dipswitch
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Unread 29-01-2008, 18:33
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Re: Wiring A Dipswitch
Make sure your dip switch is connected to digital in/out pins. For the Digital In/Out ports on the RC, your user code must define whether the port pin is an input or an output. By defining the port pin as an input, there is a resistor allowing a small amount of current (large resistance) connected from that input pin to the +5 V supply built into the RC (the "weak pulll-up"). Your dipswitch is connected such that if the switch is open, the RC should read a logic "1", and conversely, a logic "0" when the switch is closed. On the IFIRobotics site, there is a manual on the RC which provides more information.
Last edited by MCahoon : 29-01-2008 at 18:42. Reason: erroneous statement