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title: "Foot pedal set up"
slug: "foot-pedal-set-up"
updated: 2022-11-17T15:24:53Z
published: 2022-11-17T15:24:53Z
canonical: "support.tulip.co/foot-pedal-set-up"
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# Foot pedal set up

## How to Set Up a Foot Pedal in Tulip

*Learn how to build apps with events from your foot pedal.*

Foot pedals are IoT devices that can be connected to Tulip through a Tulip Edge Device. The foot pedal can have either a USB or I/O connections.

There is one foot pedal that will work with the Tulip Player when plugged into a Windows computer via USB: [The iKKEGOL USB Foot Pedal](https://www.amazon.com/iKKEGOL-Control-Customized-Computer-Keyboard/dp/B01NAL3DV6/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=foot+pedal+usb&qid=1565130288&s=gateway&sr=8-2).

## USB Foot Pedal

In order to setup a USB foot pedal, please connect the foot pedal with your Tulip Edge Device. Now you can access the foot pedal via [triggers created using the Tulip App Editor](https://support.tulip.co/docs/how-to-add-device-triggers). Make sure that you are access the [right station](https://support.tulip.co/docs/how-to-set-up-a-station).

The foot pedal will create an output every time the foot pedal is pressed and your Tulip app will recognize and Trigger the appropriate response. Foot pedals are a great way to control apps and keep operators hands free.

Before purchasing a foot pedal, ask for the [list of supported foot pedals](https://support.tulip.co/docs/list-of-plug-and-play-devices-that-work-with-tulip).

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## I/O Foot Pedal

An I/O foot pedal works like a switch. In most cases, when the foot pedal is pressed down, a current is running, also known as the Pin up state. This is based on the foot pedal’s configuration but is true in most cases.

To trigger a response to this state of the foot pedal, add/create a Trigger in the Tulip App Editor within the appropriate app and choose the device “GPIO” as shown in the image below.

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Make sure you know the pin number that the foot pedal is connected to on the Tulip I/O Gateway or Edge IO The **If** condition allows you to choose the specific pin associated with the I/O Gateway or Edge IO and the **Then** condition allows you to define the action that you would like to trigger.

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