1_9 RGB Color Mixer

Red-Green-Blue LED Color Mixer

Code

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/* Power multiple legs of the multicolor (RGB) LED light on and off to create blended colors */ void setup(){ pinMode(9,OUTPUT); //set the multicolor LED to OUTPUT pinMode(10,OUTPUT); pinMode(11,OUTPUT); } void loop(){ digitalWrite(9,HIGH); //turn on the LED color connected to pin 9 delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds (1 second) with only one color on. digitalWrite(10,HIGH); //turn on a second color using pin 10 delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds digitalWrite(11,HIGH); //turn on a third color using pin 11 delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds digitalWrite(9,LOW); //turn off the first color on pin 9 delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds digitalWrite(10,LOW); //turn off the second color on pin 10 delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds digitalWrite(11,LOW); //turn off the third color on pin 11 delay(1000); //Wait 1000 milliseconds before starting the loop over } // (c) 2023 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense
 

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