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Buttons are an easy and tactile way to interface with your project, but why would you want to deal with debouncing, polling, and wiring up pull-up resistors? The SparkFun Qwiic Button Breakout simplifies all of those nasty worries away into an easy to use I2C device! Utilizing our Qwiic Connect System, using the button is as simple as connecting a cable and loading up some pre-written code! This breakout allows you to choose which color 12mm illuminated button you want to solder onto your breakout to match your project!
If you need multiple buttons for your project, fear not! Each button has a configurable I2C address, so you can daisy-chain multiple buttons over Qwiic and still address each one individually. We've got an example in our Arduino library that provides a super-easy way to configure your Qwiic Button to whatever I2C address you desire. You can download the library through the Arduino library manager by searching 'SparkFun Qwiic Button' or you can get the GitHub repo as a .zip file and install the library from there.
In addition to handling blinking and debouncing, the Qwiic Button has configurable interrupts which can be configured to activate upon a button press or click. We've also taken the liberty of implementing a FIFO queue onboard the Qwiic Button where it keeps an internal record of when the button was pressed. This means that code on your microcontroller need not waste valuable processing time checking the status of the button but instead can run a small function whenever the button is pressed or clicked! For more information on interrupts check out our guide here!
The SparkFun Qwiic Connect System is an ecosystem of I2C sensors, actuators, shields and cables that make prototyping faster and less prone to error. All Qwiic-enabled boards use a common 1mm pitch, 4-pin JST connector. This reduces the amount of required PCB space, and polarized connections mean you can’t hook it up wrong.
- Button Built in LED can be configured for your desired level of blinkiness!
- Each button has a configurable I2C address
- Configurable interrupts - check out our guide here!
- FIFO queue
- Choose your own adventure button color
SparkFun Qwiic Button Breakout Product Help and Resources
SparkFun Qwiic Button Hookup Guide
January 23, 2020
A Hookup Guide for the SparkFun Qwiic Button (Red) and SparkFun Qwiic Button Breakout. Goes over connecting the Qwiic Button to an Arduino microcontroller and using it with the Qwiic Button Arduino library.
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Skill Level: Noob - Some basic soldering is required, but it is limited to a just a few pins, basic through-hole soldering, and couple (if any) polarized components. A basic soldering iron is all you should need.
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Button express
Ideal for applications where you want to stick with the I2C scheme. I added one of the arcade-style button's (COM-09338) for some oh-so-clicky goodness to record data with the click of a button. Library is light weight with easy integration logic. Note that a 90-degree header fits perfect with the pin spacing provided; use the two soldering points adjacent to the small IC, it's not always very clear in the documentation or breakout masking which pins to use for the button-only application.
How much current does the ATTiny84 source for LED? The datasheet appears to have 2mA.
Buyer beware! Read my review. The FIFO queue functionality of the sparkfun/Qwiic_Button firmware is broken. This bug was reported six months ago and is still not fixed. There's no way to access queued button press and button click timestamps (other than the first and last) without it.