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Blinking an LED with Galileo Card

Introduction

To help you get started with the Galileo, the SIK Galileo tutorials will take you throughdifferent basic circuits. In this tutorial, we will go over how to work with an LED.

LEDs are small, powerful lights that are used in many different applications. To start off, we

will work on blinking an LED, the Hello World of microcontrollers. Thats right - its as simple

as turning a light on and off. It might not seem like much, but establishing this important

baseline will give you a solid foundation as we work toward more complex experiments.

Parts Needed

You will need the following parts:

1xBreadboard

1xGalileo

1xLED

1x330 Resistor

2xJumper Wires

If you are following through all of the SIK Galileo tutorials we suggest using these parts:

Breadboard - Self-Adhesive (White)

Jumper Wires Standard 7" M/M Pack of 30

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LED - Assorted (20 pack)

Resistor 330 Ohm 1/6 Watt PTH - 20 pack

Intel Galileo

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Hardware Hookup

Ready to start hooking everything up? Check out the Fritzing diagram and hookup table

below, to see how everything is connected. Pay special attention to the components

markings indicating how to place it on the breadboard.Polarizedcomponents are

highlighted with a yellow warning triangle, in the table. Polarized components can only be

connected to a circuit in one direction.

Please note: Pay close attention to the LED. The negative side of the LED is the short

leg, marked with a flat edge.
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Components like resistors need to have their legs bent into 90 angles in order to correctly

fit the breadboard sockets. You can also cut the legs shorter to make them easier to work

with on the breadboard.

Fritzing Diagram


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Having a hard time seeing the circuit? Click on the Fritzing diagram to see a bigger image.

Hookup Table

Component Galileo Breadboard Breadboard

LED c2 ( + ) c3 ( - )

330 Resistor a3 ( - )

Jumper Wire GND ( - )

Jumper Wire PIN 13 e2

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