Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Making an LED Blink
Now that you have the Python library installed, you can use the GPIO pins to make
something physical happen. In this project you will control an LED and make it blink.
Along with your Raspberry Pi you will need the following items, shown in Figure 8-7:
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A breadboard
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Two jumper cables
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An LED
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A 330 ohm resistor
FIGURE 8-7
Components for exercise to make an LED blink
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You can purchase the components that you need from the following shops:
Adafruit—
www.adafruit.com/
CPC Farnell—
http://cpc.farnell.com
RS Components—
http://uk.rs-online.com/web
SKPang—
www.skpang.co.uk
