Add some action to your coding loop with a blinking LED light.

Code

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//Blink one of the headlights on and off once per second void setup(){ pinMode(3,OUTPUT); //Set LED 3 as an 'OUTPUT' } void loop(){ digitalWrite(3,HIGH); // turn on the #3 LED delay(1000); //delay the program for 1 second with the LED on digitalWrite(3,LOW); // turn off the #3 LED delay(1000); //delay the program for 1 second with the LED off } //The loop will start over at this point. // (c) 2018 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense
 


Walkthrough Videos

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Challenge

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Concepts

These are the new code concepts covered in this example program. To become a great coder, read through these concepts to learn new vocabulary.

New Concept: Loops

Computers are great at doing things over, and over, and over, and over again. That’s what happens inside your void loop() function in this program. The computer reads your program from top to bottom, so it reads line 8 before line 9. However, it’s reading really fast, so you’ll usually have to add in some delay to make sure you can see how your program is working.

As you program more, you’ll get better at imagining which line of code is running as you watch your program work on Code Rocket. You might even start to think of the program more as a ‘circle’ than a single sheet of code.



Quiz

If you're having trouble, try to run an experimental program or look at the example code to help you find the answer.

1. If you let the example code run, how many times will the code loop?