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How to Use a Potentiometer with Arduino analogRead (Lesson #7)

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Learn how to use a potentiometer with one of the Arduino’s analog input pins and the analogRead function. See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm and the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/search?prop=arduino&ytid=Wa8CjGsOFzY&ytsrc=description

0:00 intro
0:11 potentiometers
1:18 build the circuit
2:47 example program – serial printing
4:11 open the serial monitor
4:50 analog to digital converter (ADC)
6:54 control LED brightness with potentiometer
9:48 Arduino map function
11:35 up next

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