/* Blink each color of the jumbo LEDs, using a variable to control the speed */
int wait = 1000; //create a variable, named 'wait', with a type of 'int', which means it will be a whole number - no decimals
//Variables can be named almost anything. Names can't start with numbers or use other keywords from the code, like 'void'
void setup(){
pinMode(8,OUTPUT); //LED
pinMode(9,OUTPUT); //LED
pinMode(10,OUTPUT); //LED
pinMode(11,OUTPUT); //LED
}
void loop(){
digitalWrite(8,HIGH); //Turn on LED 8
delay(wait); //delay for an amount of time equal to wait. Here it is 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
digitalWrite(8,LOW); //Turn off LED 8
delay(wait); //delay for 'wait' amount of time
digitalWrite(9,HIGH); //Turn on LED 9
delay(wait); //delay for an amount of time equal to wait. Here it is 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
digitalWrite(9,LOW); //Turn off LED 9
delay(wait); //delay for 'wait' amount of time
digitalWrite(10,HIGH); //Turn on LED 10
delay(wait); //delay for an amount of time equal to wait. Here it is 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
digitalWrite(10,LOW); //Turn off LED 10
delay(wait); //delay for 'wait' amount of time
digitalWrite(11,HIGH); //Turn on LED 11
delay(wait); //delay for an amount of time equal to wait. Here it is 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
digitalWrite(11,LOW); //Turn off LED 11
delay(wait); //delay for 'wait' amount of time
}
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