Blink a single colour LED

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Blink a single colour LED

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On for 1 second, off for 1 second

stop_circle


play_circle stop_circle
pink_led.blink() # start blinking
sleep(10) # runs immediately
pink_led.off() # stop blinking

lightbulb Using .blink()

.blink() will make the LED start blinking.

lightbulb Using .off()

.off() will stop the LED from blinking.


bug_report My LED doesn't blink

  • Make sure you have imported the LED.
  • Make sure you have set the pin number for the LED.

Customise the blink pattern

stop_circle

play_circle stop_circle
# Blink on 1s, off 0.5s
pink_led.blink(on_time=1, off_time=0.5) 
sleep(8) # runs immediately
pink_led.off() # stops as soon as called

done

play_circle stop_circle
# blink on and off 5 times
pink_led.blink(n=5) 
print("Blinking") # prints immediately