Getting Up and Blinking with the Arduino - Exploring Arduino: Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry - page 3

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Getting Up and Blinking
with the Arduino

Parts You'll Need for This Chapter:
Arduino Uno
USB cable

CODE AND DIGITAL CONTENT FOR THIS CHAPTER
Code downloads, videos, and other digital content for this chapter can be
found at www.exploringarduino.com/content/ch1 .

In addition, all code can be found at www.wiley.com/go/exploringarduino
on the Download Code tab. The code is in the chapter 01 download and indi-
vidually named according to the names throughout the chapter.

Now that you have some perspective on the Arduino platform and its ca-
pabilities, it's time to explore your options in the world of Arduino. In this
chapter, you examine the available hardware, learn about the programming
environment and language, and get your first program up and running.
Once you have a grip on the functionality that the Arduino can provide,
you'll write your first program and get the Arduino to blink!

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