Initially, one end of the push button was connected to pin 13 of the Arduino. However, this caused unreliable button behavior. This is because pin 13 is connected internally to the onboard LED, which ...

The push button is connected to a digital input pin on the Arduino, and a pull-down resistor ensures the input reads LOW when the button is not pressed. When the button is pressed, the pin reads HIGH, ...

There is an example of a programme that differentiates between long and short push-button pushes on the Arduino.cc website, but I was not taken it. However their was an example I did like the look of, ...

[Lars] shows you how to get a perfect score on the first four levels of BIT.TRIP RUNNER by using an Arduino to time and send button presses. This is a pretty simple game that uses a couple of butto… ...