The first thing to try to get started is a very simple program that doesn't require the breadboard. There is a built-in LED on the Arduino UNO board that is connected to pin 13
. To learn more about the digital pins of the Arduino UNO, there are details on the UNO web page. Select the FAQ
tab and scroll down to the Input and Output section for example to see the following information:
LED: 13. There is a built-in LED driven by digital pin 13. When the pin is HIGH value, the LED is on, when the pin is LOW, it's off.
We can make this LED blink with the following code.