Arduino: Lesson 1 - Blinking an LED

[TheKimo]

Wow. I am the kid from the video, and this is like a blast from the past. Obviously I am much older now, but I have never seen these positive comments. It's rare to see positive feedback from a video by a little kid. I've gotten busier since 2011, especially as an incoming junior high school along with additional pursuits, but I was actually thinking about starting up some more tutorials during the summer. Thanks a lot, guys!

[wbzial]

I'm 30 and having young guys like you teach me stuff is amazing. Keep on the good work. Let me know if you need help driving a stick!!!!

[Jmlittle]

Impressive. I'm 33 and I just learned that the longer lead on an LED is the positive one, due to this video. Thank you very much.

[ivaanchauhan]

watching this after 10 years of uploading. very good vid, helped me out a lot

[jbryan]

Best intro arduino tutorial ever. Wish h'ed have made more basic tutorials. Excellent!

[風煙俱淨君]

Thank you. I fail on many arduino is my first successful you!

This cheer me up a lot.

[simeonincognito]

Wow, such a clear explanation, and no off-topic bullshit. Excellent.

[fredrikh]

Thank you so much I first tought i never was gonna be able to do something on the arduino

[masong]

This is how I imagine Mike Leech talking. No emotion 😂 Keep up the good work tho and thanks I wanted to know this stuff

[ss-rxdo]

Thank you. Simply one of the best tutorials seen.

[igrewold]

Good job man.

just a reminder you can quickly find the code in the Arduino IDE under this menu:

File -> Examples -> 01.Basics -> Blink

[doctordhd]

Thank you for helping me make my first Arduino program! I also appreciated your explanation about pin 13 having a built in resistor.

Great job! ô¿ô

[MindOverMatter]

This is so well put together and easy to understand. Thank you

[limabean]

Please let your student know that he is helping college students learn how to use arduinos. And he's doing a great job.

[jasonnoronha]

Thanks :D I just realised it was a video from 2011... almost 5 years :D

[daedaluxs]

Very nice tutorial. Easy to follow, and understand.

[adamsucksatyt]

First project, and success!
I even modified the code to blink every 0.4 seconds

[bhardwaj_ji_]

works great. Changing delay can also be a good variation for newbies.

[lukemclachlan]

can't believe I'm learning Arduino from a kid, but well done to you!

[Newnawn]

Just a heads up for anyone attempting do do this now. Newer arduinos DO NOT have an internal resistor in pin 13, so you're going to want to add one of your own so as to not damage your LED.