The Meat: Our First Sketch The examples provided with the IDE are a good place to start learning how to program for the Arduino, but - as with the Blink example - they can be a little underwhelming.

Since we’re just getting started, try this simple modification: changing the LED’s blink rate. Just alter the numbers in the delay commands, then upload it to your Arduino board with the arrow ...

This article describes how to get started with the Intel® Galileo board and the Arduino* IDE.If you prefer developing with Java*, JavaScript, C++, or Python, see “Programming Options,” below ...

This is tutorial number 1 from our series of Arduino tutorials and in this part I will talk about blinking an LED using the one already available on the Arduino Uno board or using an external LED to ...

There’s not much time left now. If you’re going to put something together to give the youngsters some night terrors in exchange for all that sweet candy, you better do it quick. This la… ...

If your Arduino has a built-in WiFi or Bluetooth chip, such as ESP8266, it may have a separate LED that starts blinking as soon as you plug in the Arduino. Some Arduinos have two onboard power LEDs.

Getting Started with Arduino, by Massimo Banzi, offers an accessible introduction. The platform's official website is a good source of tutorials, help, project ideas, and interaction with other users.

An Arduino compatible board Some wire (plus a breadboard if you want to make life simple for yourself) An LED A resistor for your LED (something in the range of 470-680 Ohms) If you've got the ...