How to make your Arduino push some buttons! - Tutorial

Perfect info for a newb at Arduino....thanks

You could also use an opto isolator, I put one inside my pc along with a 433mhz module to switch it on at a distance, but the range was poor.. Have to try it again with nrf24l01

Hey,
Is there a reason for why you chose to use an IC, instead of a mosfet or transistor?

Hey dude awesome works here and your website! I just would like to know, could you upload videos about specific sensors like carbon monoxide, touch or high tempeture sensors etc.. Thx a lot for the videos :)

Thanks for the informative and well presented video. I wasn't aware of that handy chip.

heyyy,,
thanks a lot for the video.. I always thought using relay , transistor, opto couplers can be the best options.. but really this one gave a more flexible idea...
thank you once again

Can i use this ic 4066 to simulate car keyfob buttons?..if not is there any alternative which i can use for car keyfob?. Right now im using 4 channel relay but its too big in size for my project..

What about using a transistor?

I liked this tutorial very much. I am a novice and want to build a 3 - 5 button device that plays certain tracks when pressed. Is this easy to do?

What is the max current?

thats awesome

So would this code work for lighting up the same button that is being pressed? My idea is to wire it up so that the button lights up when I press it but will also go into an idle mode where if I'm not pressing buttons the lights will dance.

It's mc14066 or 4066 ? And what type ic it called any parallel for that ?

Any alternative that can switch 24V ?

Thanks for a clear demo of this; I am setting up a ESP8266 based trigger to close a push button on a warning light flasher that I wanted to hack, and was running out of ideas of how to easily do it. This chip will do the job perfectly, and I was able to pick a bunch up for pennies on eBay!

AWESOME! Thank you so much. I have a small project where I wanted to push some buttons on a device using an Arduino. I bought a Nano (three, actually) on faith that I could figure it out but knew I would need more and found your video within 10 minutes of ordering the Nanos. Just bought (a silly) 30 of these - happily with this I can control all three buttons on the device. I'll get the project up and running over the holiday break. Now I'll have to think of other buttons that need pressing.

You can also do this with a simple Relay

Congratulations for the video. Do you know if there is some actuator ready to use for Arduino like this IC you´ve shown?

I cannot tell you how much this video reduced a problem I've been having. A design that used a Darlington transistor array and a bunch of pulldown resistors has now been replaced by a single 4066 chip. Epic!

Hi. Can a 74hc595 shift register work in place of the CD4066?

Thank you for this this is perfect, I'm trying to make a remote control project and this will be perfect for me. I was told i would need mosfets and all sorts, this is soooo much simpler. Already ordered some nanos and blank circuit boards for my final design. Thanks again.

Thanks!

Thanks for this. I've been looking for a solution on how to use an arduino to trigger my camera's shutter and this would be the answer. Is there a version that only has 1 input signal/output switch? and/or is there a version that the input signal triggers all 4 output switches? I know I could just run the signal line in parallel for that, but I'm curious on if there's a specific chip for a more size efficient design.