PIC32MX: Digital Inputs

Working with digital inputs and outputs is fundamental to circuit design, and PIC microcontrollers add versatility to design by allowing programming and re-programming of the logic associated with input and output pins. In this way, one PIC microcontroller can take the place of many pre-programmed digital logic ICs.

Digital Inputs Example

This section uses an example to describe how to set up and read digital inputs using a PIC32MX460F512L.

Sample Code

Program to display push-button input as LED (on board) output

/********************************************************************
Digital Input Code
Andrew Long
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#include "HardwareProfile.h"
#include <plib.h>

// NOTE THAT BECAUSE WE USE THE BOOTLOADER, NO CONFIGURATION IS NECESSARY
// THE BOOTLOADER PROJECT ACTUALLY CONTROLS ALL OF OUR CONFIG BITS

// Define a constant INPUT_A9 which reads the digital input. 
// PORTx reads on port x the current value of the pin (in this case A9).

#define INPUT_A9       PORTAbits.RA9

int main(void)
{
    // Configure the proper PB frequency and the number of wait states
	SYSTEMConfigPerformance(SYS_FREQ);

	// Set all analog pins to be digital I/O
   AD1PCFG = 0xFFFF;

	//Initialize all of the LED pins
	mInitAllLEDs();
	
	// The pin that we want to use as an input must be initialized as an input. 
	// TRISx is a register that sets the pin as an input (1) or an output(0). 
	// You can set entire ports as inputs / outputs by using TRISA &= Hex number; 
	// We use &= hex number to only change the pins that we want to set as inputs / outputs.
	//Set A9 as a digital input
	TRISAbits.TRISA9=1;	

    while(1)
    {
		mLED_2_On();

		// What we're going to do is blink an LED on and off
	    // depending on whether or not digital input is high or low.
		if (INPUT_A9 == 0)
		{
		    mLED_3_On();
		}
		else
		{
			mLED_3_Off();
		}
    }
}