Blinking LED

Aim

The goal of the activity is to connect an LED to an Arduino board. The LED should stay on for 1 second, stay switched off for 1 second and switch on again for 1 second in a continuous loop.

Materials Required

1. Arduino UNO R3 – 1
2. USB Cable – 1
3. Breadboard – 1
4. LED – 1
5. 220Ω Resistors – 1
6. Several Jumper Wires

Wiring Diagram

Desired Outcome

The LED starts blinking at an interval that is identified in the program.