It's also known as an excellent tool for beginners who want to dip their toes in the world of electronics and programming ... is one of the most basic boards in the Arduino family.

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Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and ... connect the serial pins, and hit the program button. The basic functions of the Arduino IDE – pinMode, digitalRead, digitalWrite, and ...