Because the Arduino is executing the pre-installed software called Blink. Congratulations, you’ve now gotten you’re Arduino powered and running the Blink program that is flashing the LED.

The Arduino IDE is used to write the program that will interact with your Arduino and the devices connected to it. In the Arduino world, such a program is called a sketch, which has its origin in its ...

The video below shows a fully-functional Arduino happily running the blink program. He plans to encase the brass portion in resin to toughen it up and presumably keep every bump from causing a ...

An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape.

If you're looking for a fun electronics project to give a small fright to trick-or-treaters you can create a spooky blinking eyes setup where several sets of colored eyes blink randomly by ...