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Arduino Basics: LED Blinking Guide

This document outlines a Week 1 introduction to Arduino, focusing on basic LED blinking and digital outputs. Students will learn to set up an Arduino Uno on Tinkercad, build circuits, and write code to control LEDs. The sessions include hands-on activities to blink LEDs at regular intervals and create patterns with multiple LEDs.

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Arduino Basics: LED Blinking Guide

This document outlines a Week 1 introduction to Arduino, focusing on basic LED blinking and digital outputs. Students will learn to set up an Arduino Uno on Tinkercad, build circuits, and write code to control LEDs. The sessions include hands-on activities to blink LEDs at regular intervals and create patterns with multiple LEDs.

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Week 1 – Introduction to Arduino and Basic LED Blinking

🎓 Overview
This foundational session introduces students to Arduino, basic electronics,
and how to blink an LED using the Arduino IDE. Students will gain hands-on
experience in circuit building and learn about digital output pins.

🔬 Learning Objectives
 Understand what Arduino is and where it’s used
 Learn how to set up Arduino Uno on Tinkercad
 Build a simple LED blinking circuit
 Write and upload a basic program to blink the LED

📂 Materials Required
 Arduino Uno (on Tinkercad)
 1 x LED
 1 x 220Ω resistor
 Breadboard and jumper wires

🔹 Session A (Saturday): Blinking an LED


Concept: Use Arduino to turn an LED ON and OFF at regular intervals.
Circuit Diagram:
 Connect long leg (anode) of LED to digital pin 13 via 220Ω resistor
 Short leg (cathode) of LED to GND
Tinkercad Screenshot Placeholder: [Insert screenshot here of Tinkercad
setup]
Arduino Code:
void setup() {
pinMode(13, OUTPUT); // Set digital pin 13 as output
}

void loop() {
digitalWrite(13, HIGH); // Turn the LED ON
delay(1000); // Wait 1 second
digitalWrite(13, LOW); // Turn the LED OFF
delay(1000); // Wait 1 second
}

Expected Output:
 LED blinks ON and OFF every second

🔹 Session B (Sunday): Exploring Digital Outputs


Concept: Control two LEDs in sequence to create patterns
Additional Materials:
 1 more LED + 1 more 220Ω resistor
Wiring:
 Connect one LED to pin 12
 Connect another LED to pin 13
 Use resistors and complete both circuits to GND
Updated Code:
void setup() {
pinMode(12, OUTPUT);
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
digitalWrite(13, LOW);
delay(500);

digitalWrite(12, LOW);
digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
delay(500);
}

Expected Output:
 LEDs blink alternately every 0.5 seconds

📅 Reflection / Homework
 Try using different delay values for custom blinking speed
 Add a third LED to extend the sequence
 Modify the sketch to turn all LEDs ON or OFF together
📌 Your logo will appear in the header of the final printable document.

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