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Using an Arduino with Python - Controlling an LED from Python

Paul McWhorter via YouTube

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This beginner tutorial demonstrates sending user-entered commands and RGB color data from Python to an Arduino over serial to control an LED. It also introduces visualizing the selected color with a virtual orb and assigns a follow-up LED-modeling project.

Syllabus

Introduction
Hardware Overview
Variables
Serial Setup
Running the Code
Writing the code
Arduino Data
Running the Command
What if
Coding
Killing the program
Input your color
Read the command
Adding RGB
Creating an Orb
Entering a Color
RGB

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Paul McWhorter

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