Set slide potentiometer values

Question

I am using the Grove - Slide Potentiometer (http://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove-Slide_Potentiometer). How can I set the potValue so that at maximum it will 128?

int potPin= A0; 
int readValue; 
int potValue; 
void setup() {
 pinMode(potPin, INPUT); 
 Serial.begin(9600); 
}
void loop() {
 readValue = analogRead(potPin); 
 potValue = (255./500.) * readValue; 
 Serial.print("You are writing a value of "); 
 Serial.println(potValue);
}

Answer 1

You can use the map function, see https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/math/map/.

Example: If your pot meter gives values from 100 to 1000 and you want to map that range to a range of 0 to 128 you can easily write:

potValue = map(readValue, 100, 1000, 0, 128);

High likely, in your case and if the potentiometer is 'perfect' it returns values from 0 to 1023 and you can write:

potValue = map(readValue, 0, 1023, 0, 128);

• dkin: with potValue = map(readValue, 0, 1023, 0, 128); I get the max value of 186.
• Michel Keijzers: What is the maximum raw value you get? ... you can increase the value of 1023 to assume a higher maximum (set it to the maximum value you get from the pot).
• dkin: the mx. value of readValue is 728
• Michel Keijzers: According to the documentation, map(728, 0, 1023, 0, 128) should be something like 91. (728/1023*128). If you would use map(value, 0, 728, 0, 128) you should get values upto 128.
• DataFiddler: Consider that map is using integer arithmetics (truncating). To get evenly spaced areas, you'd rather map (readValue,0,1024, 0,129);( Will transform 0..1023 to 0..128 and everything > 1016 will show 128) If this is really what you want.

Answer 2

analogRead() returns 0x0000 to 0x03ff

If the max data 0x03ff is shifted to the right by 3 bits (or divide by 8), then 0x03ff becomes 0x007f, or 127.

I think this will do it:

desiredMax = analogRead(A0) >> 3; // divide 1023 max by 8, becomes 127 max

• dandavis: fast and simple, but less readable. +1
• CrossRoads: Less readable? // add a comment to the line
• towe: No need for (less readable) bitshifting - dividing by 8 yields the same compiled code as the right shifts (godbolt.org/z/V82L6Z)