ESP8266 PWM Example

In This post ESP8266 PWM example explains how to use the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)  with the ESP8266. We will use

analogWrite(PIN,VALUE);

ESP8266 can generate PWM on all IO pins. The ESP8266 analogWrite is different than the Arduino Uno. ESP8266 uses 10-bit resolution for PWM generation PWM value varries from 0 to 1023. Arduino Uses 8-Bit Resolution i.e.PWM range is 0-254.

analogWrite, Writes an analog value (PWM wave) to a pin. Can be used to light a LED at varying brightnesses or drive a motor at various speeds. After a call to analogWrite(), the pin will generate a steady square wave of the specified duty cycle until the next call to analogWrite() (or a call to digitalRead() or digitalWrite() on the same pin). The frequency of the PWM signal on most pins is approximately 1 KHz.

LED Fading Program using ESP8266 PWM

/* Generates PWM on Internal LED Pin GPIO 2 of ESP8266*/

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#define LED 2

int brightness = 0; // how bright the LED is
int fadeAmount = 5; // how many points to fade the LED by

// Power on setup
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
pinMode(LED,OUTPUT);
}

// Main Program Loop
void loop() {
//PWM Value varries from 0 to 1023 
Serial.println("10 % PWM");
analogWrite(LED,102);
delay(2000);

Serial.println("20 % PWM");
analogWrite(LED,205);
delay(2000);

Serial.println("40 % PWM");
analogWrite(LED,410);
delay(2000);

Serial.println("70 % PWM");
analogWrite(LED,714);
delay(2000);

Serial.println("100 % PWM");
analogWrite(LED,1024);
delay(2000);

//Continuous Fading
Serial.println("Fadding Started");
while(1)
{
// set the brightness of pin 9:
analogWrite(LED, 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 >= 1023) {
fadeAmount = -fadeAmount;
}
// wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming effect
delay(10);
}
}

Upload program in your ESP and open serial monitor.

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