Arduino/build/shared/examples/Analog/Fading/Fading.pde

/*
 Fading
 
 This example shows how to fade an LED using the analogWrite() function.
 
 The circuit:
 * LED attached from digital pin 9 to ground.
 
 Created 1 Nov 2008
 By David A. Mellis
 Modified 17 June 2009
 By Tom Igoe
 
 http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Fading
 
 */


int ledPin = 9;    // LED connected to digital pin 9

void setup()  { 
  // nothing happens in setup 
} 

void loop()  { 
  // fade in from min to max in increments of 5 points:
  for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) { 
    // sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
    analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);         
    // wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming effect    
    delay(30);                            
  } 

  // fade out from max to min in increments of 5 points:
  for(int fadeValue = 255 ; fadeValue >= 0; fadeValue -=5) { 
    // sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
    analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);         
    // wait for 30 milliseconds to see the dimming effect    
    delay(30);                            
  } 
}