15 Light Sensor Sets Pixels

Set the LED Pixel Color with Light Sensor

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/* Use the light sensor to control the color of the LED rainbow pixels */ #include "LEDStrip.h" //The LEDStrip.h library gives your code access to special functions exclusive to the LED Pixels LEDStrip pixels = LEDStrip(3, 13, 12); //Set up the pixels by defining how many pixels (3) and where the pixels connect to the microchip void setup() { pinMode(A2,INPUT); //light sensor } void loop() { int color = analogRead(A2); //create variable called color that is an integer (whole number) with a starting value equal to the reading the light sensor color = map(color,0,1023,0,299); //map the analogReadings (0-1023) to the color values the LED pixels can show (0-299) //Now the light reading of 0 = 0 on the color scale. light reading 1023 = 299 color. light reading 512 = 150 color. pixels.setPixel(pixels.ALL,color); //set all pixels to a color determined by the 'color' variable pixels.draw(); //send the setPixel data to Bumblebee } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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LED Pixel Color Spectrum

Use this spectrum to estimate the color values you'll need for your 'setPixel' arguments to achieve your favorite color!

This graphic represents how some values from the light sensor will be 'mapped' onto the pixel colors.

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Using 3 setPixel functions, try to rewrite the code so that Bumblebee's eyes use the color variable for its color and the Autobot shield uses a number value for the color. Here’s an example of how the code will look:
pixels.setPixel(0,color);
pixels.setPixel(1,color);
pixels.setPixel(3,200);
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Adjust the fourth and fifth arguments in the map function to change how wide the range of colors are that can display on the pixels.

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14 Tune Pixel Colors

Tune LED Pixel Colors

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/* Use the turn knob to control the color of the LED pixels */ #include "LEDStrip.h" //The LEDStrip.h library gives your code access to special functions exclusive to the LED Pixels LEDStrip pixels = LEDStrip(3, 13, 12); //Set up the pixels void setup() { pinMode(A0,INPUT); //turn knob } void loop() { int color = analogRead(A0); //Create a variable color that is an integer (whole number) and uses the analogRead of A0 as its starting value color = map(color,0,1023,0,299); //Because analogRead has a range of 0-1024 and the color range is only 0-299, use 'map' //map matches up two ranges of values. Now, a 1023 analogReading equals color 299. A 0 reading equals 0. A 512 reading equals about 150 pixels.setPixel(pixels.ALL,color); //set all pixels to a color value equal to the variable pixels.draw(); //send the setPixel data to the wings } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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This graphic represents how some values from the light sensor will be 'mapped' onto the pixel colors.

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Change the 4th and 5th arguments of the map function so that the turn knob only maps to LED pixel colors ranging from 100 to 200.

Tinker with these values so you have a knob that just tunes within a color range that you like.

Flip the 1st and 2nd arguments of the map function from 0 and 1023 to 1023 and 0. Before you upload, predict what you think will happen.

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13 Fade APA Colors

Variable Pixel Color Spectrum

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/* Fade through all the colors of the rainbow LED pixels with a variable */ #include "LEDStrip.h" //The LEDStrip.h library gives your code access to special functions exclusive to the LED pixels LEDStrip pixels = LEDStrip(4, 13, 12); //Set up the pixels by defining how many pixels (4) and where the pixels connect to the microchip int color = 0; //create a variable that will determine the color showing on the pixels void setup() {}//nothing needed in the setup! void loop() { pixels.setPixel(pixels.All, color); //use pixels.All in the place where the pixel number normally goes, then the color (0-300) pixels.draw(); //Send the setPixel values to the rainbow LEDs color++; //increase the variable by 1 delay(20); //Wait 20 milliseconds with the pixels lit up as each color if(color == 299){ //once the color value reaches the max that the pixels can show... color = 0; //reset the variable to 0 and start rising all over again. } } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change the delay. Before you upload, what effect do you think this delay will have on the program?

Change the number inside the parentheses of the ‘if’ statement to change the color value where the pixel color ‘resets’. Remember any color value above 299 will not display any color.

Instead of having the setPixel function light up all of the pixels, change the first argument of the setPixel function to turn on only one pixel and change that pixel’s color.

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12 Shadow Alarm

Shadow Alarm

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/* Turn on or off an alarm by passing a shadow over the light sensor */ int shadowCount = 0; //Variable keeping track of the shadows that cross the light sensor void setup() { pinMode(A2,INPUT); //light sensor pinMode(A5,OUTPUT); //speaker Serial.begin(9600); //set up the serial monitor } void loop() { if(analogRead(A2)<4){ //if the light sensor reading is below 4... shadowCount++; //increase the value of the shadow count variable by 1 delay(500); //pause 500 milliseconds (half a second) } if(shadowCount == 1){ //if the shadow count variable equals 1... tone(A5,500); // start playing a tone of 500 hertz delay(100); //delay 100 milliseconds tone(A5,1000); //play a tone of 1000 hertz delay(100); //delay 100 milliseconds } else{ //otherwise, if the shadow count variable doesn't equal 1... noTone(A5); shadowCount = 0; //set the variable equal to 0. } Serial.println(analogRead(A2)); //show the value of the analogRead the light sensor } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change which LED comes on when you trigger the light switch. Remember, the light coming on could increase the light shining on the sensor. Check out the Serial Monitor to see that effect.

Make the delay shorter in the program - how does this affect your project?

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11 Display Light Sensor Readings

Report Light Sensor Readings

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/* Use the serial monitor to 'print' the values that the light sensor reports */ void setup() { pinMode(A2,INPUT); //light sensor Serial.begin(9600); //set up the serial monitor } void loop() { Serial.println(analogRead(A2)); //show the value of the analogRead the light sensor the serial monitor } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Add a serial.print(“ “); function in the void loop above the serial.println(); function and create a text label for your light reading. Remember the serial.print(); function must be after the opening curly brace of void loop. Your new line of code would look something like:
serial.print("Reading: ");
serial.println(analogRead(A2));

Add a delay inside the void loop to slow down the speed at which the light readings are taken.

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10 LED Brightness Twist

LED Brightness Twist

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/* Use the turn knob to adjust the brightness of one of the multicolor LED colors*/ void setup() { pinMode(A0,INPUT); //turn knob pinMode(9,OUTPUT); //LED } void loop() { //analogWrite works on LED pins 9,10,and 11 on Bumblebee analogWrite(9,analogRead(A0)/4); //Use the reading from the knob divided by 4, for the LED brightness } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Add another LED to this program that gets brighter along with LED 9. Remember, it has to be an LED that works with analogWrite (9,10, or 11).

Update the second argument of the analogWrite function so that turning the knob all the way only gets the LED to half of its brightness. Hint: you need to change the number that analogRead(A0) is divided by.

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09 Morse Code Variables

Morse Code Variables

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/*Use variables for Morse Code messages. This will make it much easier to update the speed of messages Rules of Morse Code: - Dots are 1 'unit' - Dashes are 3 'units' (3 times as long as a dot) - Spaces between symbols within the same letter are 1 'unit' of no signal - Spaces between letters are 3 'units' of no signal - Spaces between words are 7 'units' of no signal */ //all the variables used in this program are 'integers', shortened to int, which means they are whole numbers. int dot = 200; //milliseconds that a dot will last int dash = dot*3; //milliseconds that a dash will last int symbolSpace = dot; // space between symbols are the same duration as a dot int letterSpace = symbolSpace*3; //space between letters are 3 times the duration of symbol spaces int wordSpace = symbolSpace*7; //space between words are 7 times the duration of symbol spaces int LED = 8; void setup(){ pinMode(LED,OUTPUT); //Set the LED as an 'OUTPUT' } void loop(){ //S digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dot); //wait one 'dot' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(symbolSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dot); //wait one 'dot' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(symbolSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dot); //wait one 'dot' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(letterSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //O digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dash); //wait one 'dash' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(symbolSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dash); //wait one 'dash' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(symbolSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dash); //wait one 'dash' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(letterSpace); //wait before the next letter in a word //S digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dot); //wait one 'dot' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(symbolSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dot); //wait one 'dot' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(symbolSpace); //wait before the next symbol in a letter digitalWrite(LED,HIGH); //Turn on LED delay(dot); //wait one 'dot' with LED on digitalWrite(LED,LOW); //Turn off LED delay(wordSpace); //wait before the next word } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change the LED that your message is flashing on. Hint: This should be really easy now with your variables!

Make your message take twice as long by changing the dot variable.

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08 Button Press LED light

Button Press LED

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//Press a button to turn on an LED light. Release the button to turn off the light. void setup(){ pinMode(8,OUTPUT); //LED light pinMode(6,INPUT_PULLUP); //Button } void loop(){ if(digitalRead(6)==LOW){ //If the button reading is LOW (the button is pressed)... digitalWrite(8,HIGH); //turn on the LED light } else{ digitalWrite(8,LOW); //otherwise (if the button reading isn't LOW), turn off th } } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change which LED light turns on when the button is held. Don't forget to set up the new LED in the void setup function! Bonus: Can you turn on multiple LEDs when the button is held down?

Change how the if-else statement works by making the button press turn off and LED, and leave it on when the button is released.

Change which button turns on the LED light. Don't forget the void setup!

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07 Randomosity

Randomosity

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/*Use the random function to select LED pixel and color, tone, and loop delay */ #include "LEDStrip.h" //The LEDStrip.h library gives your code access to special functions exclusive to the LED Pixels LEDStrip pixels = LEDStrip(3, 13, 12); //Set up the pixels by defining how many pixels (3) and where the pixels connect to the microchip //The info inside these parentheses will never change when using Bumblebee void setup(){ pinMode(A5,OUTPUT); //set the speaker as an output } void loop() { pixels.setPixel(random(0,3),random(0,300)); //Set a random pixel including 0-3 to a random color including 0-299 pixels.draw(); //send the setPixel data to be displayed tone(A5,random(40,1200)); //play a random tone from 40 to 1199 hertz delay(random(50,500)); //Wait between 50 and 500 milliseconds before starting the loop over } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change the range of delays the random function can ‘choose from’ between the beeps.

Adjust the color range of the LED pixels. Try changing the random(0,300) range in the setPixel command to something narrower.

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06 Random Tones

Random Tones

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/* Beep random tones on the speaker */ void setup(){ pinMode(A5, OUTPUT); //Speaker } void loop(){ tone(A5,random(40,1200)); //play a random hertz value from 40 - 1199 on the speaker delay(1000); // delay 1000 milliseconds (1 second) with the tone playing } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change the delay between the random tones that beep on the speaker. What happens when you make the delay really, really small?

Change the range of tones the random function can ‘choose from’ for the tone it plays each loop. You can make the tone as large or as small as you want.

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05 Morse Code SOS

Morse Code Message: SOS

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/*Play a Morse Code message on the speaker Rules of Morse Code: - Dots are 1 'unit' of sound - Dashes are 3 'units' of sound (3 times as long as a dot) - Spaces between symbols within the same letter are 1 'unit' of silence - Spaces between letters are 3 'units' of silence - Spaces between words are 7 'units' of silence */ void setup(){ pinMode(A5,OUTPUT); //Set the speaker as an 'OUTPUT' } void loop(){ //S //dot tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz on the speaker (A5) delay(300); //wait one 'dot' with the speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(300); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //dot tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz on the speaker (A5) delay(300); //wait one 'dot' with speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(300); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //dot tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz on the speaker (A5) delay(300); //wait one 'dot' with speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(900); //wait before the next letter in a word //O //dash tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz delay(900); //wait one 'dash' with speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(300); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //dash tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz delay(900); //wait one 'dash' with the speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(300); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //dash tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz delay(900); //wait one 'dash' with speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(900); //wait before the letter in a word //S //dot tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz on the speaker (A5) delay(300); //wait one 'dot' with the speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(300); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //dot tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz on the speaker (A5) delay(300); //wait one 'dot' with the speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(300); //wait before the next symbol in a letter //dot tone(A5,500); //play a tone of 500 hertz on the speaker (A5) delay(300); //wait one 'dot' with the speaker on noTone(A5); //turn off the sound delay(2100); //wait before the next word } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Get your initials to beep out in Morse code. Use the alphabet reference below to help.

Are there any other messages that Bumblebee might need to send? You can also try converting this program to blink the message instead of beep.

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04 LED and Tone Sync

Sync Rising Brightness and Tone

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// Brighten a color of the jumbo LED as the tones on the speaker rise void setup(){ pinMode(9,OUTPUT); //Color 9 of the jumbo multicolor LED pinMode(A5,OUTPUT); //Speaker } void loop(){ analogWrite(9,50); //Set pin to a brightness of 50. analogWrite range is 0 - 255 tone(A5,50); //Play a tone of 50 hertz on speaker pin (A5) delay(500); //Wait 500 milliseconds (1/2 second) analogWrite(9,150); //Set pin 9 to a brightness of 150 tone(A5,150); //Play a tone of 150 delay(500); analogWrite(9,250); //Set pin 9 to 250 tone(A5,250); //Play a tone of 250 delay(500); } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Add more analogWrite and tone functions to make the fade smoother. Try to get to at least 6 different "phases" of the fade.

Rearrange the functions so that the LED fades from bright to dim each time the loop runs.

Can you add another LED color to this program? Don't forget the pinMode function!

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03 Single Speaker Beep

Single Speaker Beep

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/* Beep a tone one time. Unplug and replug your power cable to hear it again! */ void setup(){ pinMode(A5,OUTPUT); //Set pin A5 to receive power tone(A5,400); //Send a tone of 400 hertz (hz) to the speaker delay(1000); //Delay 1000 milliseconds (1 second) with the tone playing noTone(A5); //Turn off any tones playing } void loop(){} //Nothing in the loop, so no code will repeat // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Move all of the code from between the curly braces of the void setup function into the void loop function. Be ready to turn down the volume or unplug your kit when the beep gets annoying!

Change the argument of the tone function to a different tone. What's the lowest tone you can hear? The highest?

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02 Blink All Rainbow LED Pixels

Blink All LED Pixels

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/* Blink all of the rainbow pixels on and off once per second */ #include "LEDStrip.h" //The LEDStrip.h library gives your code access to special functions exclusive to the LED pixels LEDStrip pixels = LEDStrip(3, 13, 12); //Set up the pixels by defining how many pixels (3) and where the pixels connect to the microchip //The info inside these parentheses will never change when using Bumblebee void setup() {}//nothing needed in the setup! void loop() { pixels.setPixel(pixels.All, 200); //use pixels.All in the place where the pixel number normally goes, then the color (0-300) pixels.draw(); //Send the setPixel values to Bumblebee delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds (1 second) with the pixels lit up pixels.clear(); //pixels.clear() sets all the pixels to have no color value (turned off) pixels.draw(); //Send the pixels.clear() values to Bumblebee delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds before starting the loop again } // (c) 2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change the delay function's argument (number) to speed up or slow down the blink. What's the fastest blink you can still see? Don't forget to click "Upload Your Code!" to see the change on Bumblebee!

Change the color that the pixels blink. Can you match the color of Bumblebee's eyes in the animation on this project page?

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01 Change Bumblebee's Eye Color

Change Bumblebee's Eye Color

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/* Turn on Bumblebee's LED eyes */ #include "LEDStrip.h" //The LEDStrip.h library gives your code access to special functions exclusive to the LED pixels LEDStrip pixels = LEDStrip(3,13,12); //Set up the pixels by defining how many pixels and which pins of the microchip are used (always 13 and 12 on a Transformer) void setup(){} //Nothing in the void setup function, but it still needs to be here. void loop() { pixels.setPixel(0,222); //set LED pixel 0 (right eye) to a color value of 222 pixels.setPixel(1,111); //set LED pixel 1 to color 111 pixels.draw(); //send the color values to the LED pixels } //(c)2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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Change the second argument (number) in the setPixel function between the parentheses from 222 to anything between 1 and 299. Don't forget to click "Upload Your Code!" to see the change on Optimus Prime!

Can you add LED pixel 3 to the code? You need to copy/paste one of the lines of code "strip.setPixel(0,222);" and change the first argument in the function.

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Bumblebee Transformer Code Projects

01. Change Bumblebee's Eye Color

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02. Blink All LED Pixels

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03. Single Speaker Beep

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04. Sync Rising Brightness and Tone

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05. Morse Code Message: S.O.S.

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//Run a test program on your Transformer Bot void setup(){ pinMode(8,OUTPUT); pinMode(10,OUTPUT); } void loop(){ digitalWrite(8,HIGH); digitalWrite(10,LOW); delay(500); digitalWrite(10,HIGH); digitalWrite(8,LOW); delay(500); } //(c)2024 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

 

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