Arduino

Reference Language | Libraries | Comparison | Changes

## shiftIn()

#### Description

Shifts in a byte of data one bit at a time. Starts from either the most (i.e. the leftmost) or least (rightmost) significant bit. For each bit, the clock pin is pulled high, the next bit is read from the data line, and then the clock pin is taken low.

Note: this is a software implementation; Arduino also provides an SPI library that uses the hardware implementation, which is faster but only works on specific pins.

#### Syntax

    byte incoming = shiftIn(dataPin, clockPin, bitOrder)

#### Parameters

dataPin: the pin on which to input each bit (int)

clockPin: the pin to toggle to signal a read from dataPin

bitOrder: which order to shift in the bits; either MSBFIRST or LSBFIRST.
(Most Significant Bit First, or, Least Significant Bit First)

#### Returns

the value read (byte)

#### See also

- shiftOut()
- SPI

Reference Home

Corrections, suggestions, and new documentation should be posted to the Forum.

The text of the Arduino reference is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. Code samples in the reference are released into the public domain.

©Arduino | Edit Page | Page History | Printable View | All Recent Site Changes