In this post, I will show how to setup your development environment and started developing Flash projects that integrate with the Arduino electronic platform. For this tutorial, we will cover how to:
For this tutorial, we will cover how to:
Set up Arduino and make sure it is connected correctly.
Install and configure a proxy program so Flash can communicate with the Arduino.
Build a simple Flash application that blinks an LED on the Arduino.
Once we are finished with the tutorial, you will be all setup to begin working on real world Flash / Arduino projects.
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There is not a resistor on digital pin 13 and connecting an LED without any current limiting is a bad idea. You are relying on the short circuit limit of the port pin which could lead to disaster.
There is a resistor in series with the on-board LED.
There is not a resistor on digital pin 13 and connecting an LED without any current limiting is a bad idea. You are relying on the short circuit limit of the port pin which could lead to disaster.
There is a resistor in series with the on-board LED.
Disaster indeed! Ohm, the humanity!