Why are GPIOs 34 and 35 always LOW ?

[GeorgeFlorian1]

I have a WROVER-B and I am trying to use GPIO32,33,34 and 35 as buttons. So when I press the button, it should put the pin to LOW.

The problem is that GPIO 34 and 35 are always LOW.

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#define RST_BUTTON 33
#define Input_1 32
#define Input_2 34
#define Input_3 35

 pinMode(RST_BUTTON, INPUT);
  pinMode(Input_1, INPUT);
  pinMode(Input_2, INPUT);
  pinMode(Input_3, INPUT);
  delay(50);

  digitalWrite(RST_BUTTON, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(Input_1, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(Input_2, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(Input_3, HIGH);
  delay(50);

GPIO 32 and 33 act correctly (go LOW only when being pressed) but GPIO 34 and 35 are always LOW even though they aren't being pressed.

I did connect external Pull-up resistors to 34 and 35. They are still always LOW.

Why ?

[pipi61]

Input only pins
GPIOs 34 to 39 are GPIs – input only pins. These pins don’t have internal pull-ups or pull-down resistors. They can’t be used as outputs, so use these pins only as inputs:
GPIO 34
GPIO 35
GPIO 36
GPIO 39
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-p ... nce-gpios/
use external pullup resistors

[GeorgeFlorian1]

Input only pins
GPIOs 34 to 39 are GPIs – input only pins. These pins don’t have internal pull-ups or pull-down resistors. They can’t be used as outputs, so use these pins only as inputs:
GPIO 34
GPIO 35
GPIO 36
GPIO 39
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-p ... nce-gpios/
use external pullup resistors

Thanks.
I did connect external PullUp resistors. They are still always LOW.

[pipi61]

pinMode(GPIO, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(GPIO, STATE);
---
pinMode(GPIO, INPUT); or INPUT_PULLUP INPUT_PULLDOWN
xxx=digitalRead(GPIO);
---
If the pin is configured as an INPUT, digitalWrite() will enable (HIGH) or disable (LOW) the internal pullup on the input pin. It is recommended to set the pinMode() to INPUT_PULLUP to enable the internal pull-up resistor. See the Digital Pins tutorial for more information. https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/lan ... italwrite/

[GeorgeFlorian1]

pinMode(GPIO, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(GPIO, STATE);
---
pinMode(GPIO, INPUT); or INPUT_PULLUP INPUT_PULLDOWN
xxx=digitalRead(GPIO);
---
If the pin is configured as an INPUT, digitalWrite() will enable (HIGH) or disable (LOW) the internal pullup on the input pin. It is recommended to set the pinMode() to INPUT_PULLUP to enable the internal pull-up resistor. See the Digital Pins tutorial for more information. https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/lan ... italwrite/

I am using GPIO 34 and 35 which do not have internal resistors. I have added external pull-up resistors.
I have written GPIO 34 and 35 as such:

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#define Input_2 34
#define Input_3 35

pinMode(Input_2, INPUT);
pinMode(Input_3, INPUT);
delay(50);

digitalWrite(Input_2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(Input_3, HIGH);
delay(50);

Yet, they are always LOW.

[pipi61]

You are in write mode only.
gpio34/35 INPUT only (without pullup)
if you need to check the pin state use the
pinMode(GPIO, INPUT);
xxx=digitalRead(GPIO); if you need to check the pin status, use
-------
digitalWrite(..) can only be used for output pins, then you can set the output voltage level to high or low.

[Chandu]

I have an ESP32-WROVER-E and I am trying to use GPIO 34,36 and 39 as buttons. So when I press the button, it should put the pin to LOW and high and vice versa. The problem is that GPIO 34,36 and 39 are always LOW.

we configured the pins as input pins and tried to read the pin status using the ESP IDF read function, gpio_get_level().
we observe the pin reads 0 all the time. We tried connecting pull-up resistors at each pin but didn't help.
if any one of you have any suggestions that might help reading the pins? let us know.

[sivar2311]

I guess your wiring is wrong
GPIOs 34,35,36 and 39 needs external pullup or pulldown resistors.
The code to initialize these pins is

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  pinMode(34, INPUT);
  pinMode(35, INPUT);
  pinMode(36, INPUT);
  pinMode(39, INPUT);

The code to read these pins is

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  bool gpio_34_state = digitalRead(34);
  bool gpio_35_state = digitalRead(35);
  bool gpio_36_state = digitalRead(36);
  bool gpio_39_state = digitalRead(39);

There are no digitalWrite involved.

The state interpretation (pressed or released) depends on the selected wiring.

Pull-Up:
HIGH = released
LOW = pressed

Pull-Down:
HIGH = pressed
LOW = released

Here is the PULL-UP wiring:

PULLUP.png (146.28 KiB) Viewed 19182 times

Here is the PULL-DOWN wiring:

Pulldown.png (150.52 KiB) Viewed 19182 times

[savage]

we configured the pins as input pins and tried to read the pin status using the ESP IDF read function, gpio_get_level().

If you are not initializing the pin through gpio_config(), try a call to gpio_reset_pin() before setting the pin direction and reading the pin. Some pins are not connected to the IOMUX at startup and gpio_config() & gpio_reset_pin() are the only IDF functions that will do that for you.