Making an LED Blink

Hey guys! Want to get started with Arduino by creating a simple program? Well here you've got the perfect tutorial on how to do so! In this instructable, I will guide you through the simple steps needed to make an led glow.

Download and Install the Arduino IDE (Interactive Development Environment) using the link below:

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Choose and save the version that best suits your operating system and configuration.

1) 1 Arduino board

2) 1 breadboard

3) 2 male-male jumper wires

4) 1 LED

1) Connect one pin of the LED to port 5-e and the other at 6-e on the breadboard.

2) Connect one end of the jump wire at port 13 on the arduino board and the other end at port 5-a on the breadboard.

3) Connect one end of the second jump wire at port GND (ground) on the arduino board and the other end at port 6-a on the breadboard.

4) Above picture shows how output should look like.

Download the attached arduino program to your laptop. Connect the arduino to your laptop, and run the program. You should have a blinking LED.

pinMode() takes two parameters. This method sets the digital pin as the output in this case. The first parameter is the pin number and the second is a specific mode such as INPUT, OUTPUT, or INPUT_PULLUP.

digitalWrite() takes two parameters. This method sets the led on and off. The first parameter is the pin number and the second is a value, either HIGH or LOW.

delay() takes one parameter. This method waits for a certain time. It takes a parameter of the number of milliseconds to wait for.