Keypads are handy for a variety of projects, from security access to telephone dialing. In this tutorial, we use a Adafruit membrane keypad, and output the button presses to the serial monitor. Nothing fancy, just a platform for future development. Expand the Library in your sketchbook/libraries/ folder. The next step will be to multiplex the lines so we don’t use up 7 inputs with a SN74LS151 (reduces Arduino pins to 3, expands inputs up to 16).
You’ll need:
Arduino Uno
Breadboard Kit
Membrane Keypad
#include <Keypad.h>
const byte ROWS = 4; //four rows
const byte COLS = 3; //three columns
char keys[ROWS][COLS] = {
{‘1′,’2′,’3’},
{‘4′,’5′,’6’},
{‘7′,’8′,’9’},
{‘*’,’0′,’#’}
};
byte rowPins[ROWS] = {8, 7, 6, 5}; //connect to the row pinouts of the keypad
byte colPins[COLS] = {4, 3, 2}; //connect to the column pinouts of the keypad
Keypad keypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(keys), rowPins, colPins, ROWS, COLS );
void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop(){
char key = keypad.getKey();
if (key != NO_KEY){
Serial.println(key);
}
}
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hey.. i receive the error "keypad does not name a type" 😉
nice
Did you link in the keypad library?