Basic LED Animations for Beginners (Arduino)

Contributors: 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
  • Built-In Examples
  • Reference Language
• Stoplight
  • Wikipedia: Traffic Light
  • Arduino Inventor's Guide: Miniature Stoplight Template

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.