Basic LED Animations for Beginners (Arduino)
Contributors:
Brandon J. Williams
Brandon J. Williams 
Resources and Going Further
For more information, check out the resources below.
- How to Use a Multimeter
- Pulse Width Modulation
- Binary
- Arduino.cc
- Stoplight
LEDs can be fun and easy to add to any circuit. There are tons of options! Power indicators, signal indicators, or just downright cool lighting effects. Play around with the Arduino code and make some cool effects. Maybe some illumination may spark something even better. Need some inspiration for your next project? Check out some of these related tutorials using LEDs.
Quick Illuminated Boxes
A quick tutorial to show you how to add LEDs to gift or holiday bags or boxes.
Prototype Wearable LED Dance Harness
A project tutorial to add an extra effect for dancers performing a choreographed piece. The harness can be added quickly under a costume.
Interactive 3D Printed LED Diamond Prop
In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create an interactive theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a translucent diamond prop using a non-addressable RGB LED strip and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch sensing.
SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display Hookup Guide
A Hookup Guide to get you started with the Qwiic Alphanumeric Display.
