This circuit aims to replace a traditional toggle switch for switching large amounts of current. Instead of the bulky and expensive traditional toggle switch, this circuit allows for a cheap pushbutton, and a few transistors and resistors to be used and have the same effect.
For my application, I wanted a way to have the circuit draw very little curren
t when in the off state, be able to be powered on with a pushbutton, and then turned off through software on the Arduino.
Here is the circuit diagram:
Here’s a video of the circuit in operation:
The code running on the Arduino is very simple:
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int button = 3; int led = 2; void setup() { pinMode(button, INPUT); pinMode(led, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(led, LOW); } void loop() { if (digitalRead(button)) { digitalWrite(led, HIGH); } } |
Hey! This post was written a long time ago, but I'm leaving it up on the off-chance it may help someone. Proceed with caution. It may not be a good idea to blindly integrate this code or work into your project, but instead use it as a starting point.