#2 Arduino Mega: Serial Communication to Toggle the LED | APDaga Tech

IoT Tutorial #2 [ Arduino Mega Tutorials #2 ]
Here I will demonstrate the mini project, Turning ON / OFF the LED using wired Serial Communication using Arduino Mega (ATMega 2560).

Problem Statement:
To Turn ON / OFF the LED using wired Serial Communication (Tx0 and Rx0).
Serial communication will be done by USB cable (A to B)

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Requirements:
- Arduino Mega (ATMega 2560)
- USB Cable (A to B)
- 1 LED
- 1k Resistor
- Bread Board
- Male to Male wires (minimum 2)



Program Outcome:

Output is shown using LED
If Desktop keyboard key "a" / "A" is pressed  -> LED ON
If Desktop keyboard key "b" / "B" is pressed  -> LED OFF

Message displayed on Arduino Terminal on Desktop using 
serial communication (Tx0 and Rx0).

NOTE:

Baud Rate is set to 9600

Physical Connection:

Pin 13    ->  LED+ (Through 1K Resistor)
Gnd       ->  LED-

Serial Communication Through USB Cable (Tx0 and Rx0)

Downloads:

Download link is given in the Description of the YouTube video shown below.

Demonstration:

Program:

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600); //Tx0 and Rx0  //Set Baud Rate to 9600 for Serial Communication Tx0 and Rx0
  //Serial1;  //Tx1 and Rx1
  //Serial2;  //Tx2 and Rx2
  //Serial3;  //Tx3 and Rx3

  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);  //Set Pin 13 as Output (Connected to LED)

  Serial.println("press \"a\" to switch ON the LED");
  Serial.println("press \"b\" to switch OFF the LED");
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  
  if(Serial.available() > 0)
  {
    int buffer_value = Serial.read();
    if(buffer_value == 'a')
    {
      digitalWrite(13, HIGH);  //Turn ON LED
      Serial.println("LED ON"); 
    }
    else if(buffer_value == 'b')
    {
      digitalWrite(13, LOW);  //Turn OFF LED
      Serial.println("LED OFF"); 
    }
  }
}

Click here to see more codes for Arduino Mega (ATMega 2560) and similar Family.

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Thanks and Regards,

-Akshay P. Daga