/* LEDC Software Fade This example shows how to software fade LED using the ledcWrite function. Code adapted from original Arduino Fade example: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Fade This example code is in the public domain. */ // use first channel of 16 channels (started from zero) #define LEDC_CHANNEL_0 0 // use 12 bit precission for LEDC timer #define LEDC_TIMER_12_BIT 12 // use 5000 Hz as a LEDC base frequency #define LEDC_BASE_FREQ 5000 // fade LED PIN (replace with LED_BUILTIN constant for built-in LED) #define LED_PIN 5 int brightness = 0; // how bright the LED is int fadeAmount = 5; // how many points to fade the LED by // Arduino like analogWrite // value has to be between 0 and valueMax void ledcAnalogWrite(uint8_t channel, uint32_t value, uint32_t valueMax = 255) { // calculate duty, 4095 from 2 ^ 12 - 1 uint32_t duty = (4095 / valueMax) * min(value, valueMax); // write duty to LEDC ledcWrite(channel, duty); } void setup() { // Setup timer and attach timer to a led pin ledcSetup(LEDC_CHANNEL_0, LEDC_BASE_FREQ, LEDC_TIMER_12_BIT); ledcAttachPin(LED_PIN, LEDC_CHANNEL_0); } void loop() { // set the brightness on LEDC channel 0 ledcAnalogWrite(LEDC_CHANNEL_0, brightness); // change the brightness for next time through the loop: brightness = brightness + fadeAmount; // reverse the direction of the fading at the ends of the fade: if (brightness <= 0 || brightness >= 255) { fadeAmount = -fadeAmount; } // wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming effect delay(30); }