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I've built a switch key matrix (thus the diode, contextually useful schematics below) and me being me, I realised after that I misunderstood a few things about how button really works, to say the least... So anyway, I want to save it so I plan on a solution which, to my surprise, is half-working: When I remake the entier circuit on a breadboard (mistake & solution), it's working but when I do it with my PCB, it doesn't...

The 5V+ is from a digital pin set to HIGH and I've mesured w/ an oscilloscope the tension between the ground and a digital pin ("Arduino INPUT") on the breadboard and on the PCB, with the input pin connected and not connected:

Connected Not Connected
BreadBoard 2.5V+ 5V+
PCB 0V+ 5V+

So it's seems like the pin is becoming one with the ground but I can't find anything that could explain this. I've been testing and trying to understand what the hell was going on for multiple hours now and I runned out of ideas... Does anyone here have an idea of whats might happening ?

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  • this may help ... electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/562412/… Commented Sep 8, 2023 at 19:16
  • Well, that is helpful ! I still need to really understand it but this link seems to help a lot: gammon.com.au/forum/?id=14175 Commented Sep 10, 2023 at 15:22
  • look at the "initial case" circuit ... change arduino input to arduino output .... add arduino input to switch pin 1 Commented Sep 10, 2023 at 17:57
  • Yup, I got it but I still would like to understand why it "sinks" the tension... Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 6:46

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Are you supplying the breadboard from a 5v power source, other than the one that is supplying the Arduino?

Is there any reason why you are using a diode between the button and the arduino pin?

Arduino can sink and source current and with the 10k resistor that diode is just "dropping" some voltage, i would remove it if you really don't have any other use for it.

If you are supplying the PCB with a different power source than the arduino, you have to "join" the 2 grounds, connect the groud from the power source of the PCB to any ground pin of the arduino. if you could take a photo that could help.

Something like this :

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    There's a diode because it's a part of a key matrix. The 5V+ is from a digital pin set to HIGH so the breadboard is fed with that. Regarding the 10k resistor, I know it's a mistake and I'm trying to fix it. The thing is, the fix is acting strangely... What are you using for your schematics btw ? Commented Sep 8, 2023 at 17:18
  • But can't you bypass the diode? can you post a picture of how you have the thing connected? I'm using an old software called Circuit Wizard Commented Sep 8, 2023 at 17:22
  • It«s really important that you connect the ground of the pcb power supply (if there is a different one) to the arduino ground Commented Sep 8, 2023 at 17:23
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    @O'Schell the info about the diode belongs in the question ... please edit your question and add the info Commented Sep 8, 2023 at 19:00
  • Diode info added and the ground on the PCB isn't used in the circuit: I only use the arduino one Commented Sep 10, 2023 at 14:21

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