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Blinking LED — Your First Arduino Project
The classic first electronics project! Build a blinking LED circuit using an Arduino, a breadboard, a resistor, and a single LED. Perfect for absolute beginners — no soldering required.
Instructions
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Gather Your Components
Gather Your Components
Collect all components from the BOM list below. You need:
No soldering is needed for this project. Everything plugs into the breadboard.
- Arduino Uno R3 — the microcontroller brain
- 1x 5mm LED (any color)
- 1x 220-ohm resistor (red-red-brown-gold bands)
- 1x Breadboard — solderless prototyping board
- 2x Jumper wires (male-to-male)
- 1x USB-B cable — connects Arduino to your computer
No soldering is needed for this project. Everything plugs into the breadboard.
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Circuit Schematic
Circuit Schematic
This is the electronic schematic for the blinking LED circuit. The signal flows from Arduino Pin 13 through a 220-ohm current-limiting resistor (R1), through the LED (D1), and to ground (GND). The resistor prevents too much current from burning out the LED.
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Wire It Up
Wire It Up
Follow these connections:
Tip: The resistor can go on either side of the LED — it just needs to be in series.
- Insert the LED into the breadboard. Long leg (anode +) in one row, short leg (cathode -) in the next row.
- Insert one leg of the 220-ohm resistor into the same row as the LED cathode (short leg). The other leg goes into a separate row.
- Use a jumper wire to connect the LED anode row to Arduino Pin 13.
- Use another jumper wire to connect the resistor's free row to any Arduino GND pin.
Tip: The resistor can go on either side of the LED — it just needs to be in series.
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Upload the Blink Code
Upload the Blink Code
Connect the Arduino to your computer with the USB cable. Open Arduino IDE, paste this code, select your board (Tools > Board > Arduino Uno), and click Upload.
blink.inoarduino
// Blinking LED — Your First Arduino Project
// Turns an LED on for one second, then off for one second, repeatedly.
const int LED_PIN = 13; // Pin connected to the LED
void setup() {
pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); // Set pin 13 as an output
}
void loop() {
digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH); // Turn LED ON
delay(1000); // Wait 1 second
digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW); // Turn LED OFF
delay(1000); // Wait 1 second
}
// EXPERIMENT IDEAS:
// - Change delay(1000) to delay(100) for fast blinking
// - Change delay(1000) to delay(2000) for slow blinking
// - Try delay(50) for a strobe effect
// - Use different values for ON and OFF times:
// delay(200) ON, delay(800) OFF = short flash
// delay(800) ON, delay(200) OFF = long flash
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PCB Layout (Reference)
PCB Layout (Reference)
This is what the circuit looks like as a printed circuit board (PCB) layout. For this beginner project you do not need a PCB — the breadboard works perfectly. But this shows you how the same circuit would look if manufactured as a real board.
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Test and Experiment
Test and Experiment
If the LED blinks: Congratulations! You just programmed hardware.
Troubleshooting:
Next experiments:
Troubleshooting:
- LED does not light up? Check the LED orientation — flip it around. The long leg should connect toward Pin 13.
- LED stays on but does not blink? Make sure you uploaded the code successfully (check for errors in Arduino IDE).
- Nothing happens? Check your wiring matches the schematic in Step 2. Verify the USB cable is connected.
Next experiments:
- Change the
delay()values in the code to control blink speed - Try adding a second LED on Pin 12
- Replace the LED with an RGB LED
Matériaux
- •Arduino Uno R3 - 1 pieceEspace réservé
- •5mm LED (any color) - 1 pieceEspace réservé
- •220 ohm Resistor (1/4W) - 1 pieceEspace réservé
- •Breadboard - 1 pieceEspace réservé
- •Jumper Wires (Male-to-Male) - 2 piecessEspace réservé
- •USB-B Cable - 1 pieceEspace réservé
Outils requis
- Computer with Arduino IDE
- Wire StrippersEspace réservé
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