How To Use the GPIO of Raspberry Pi (A Quick Look for Beginners)

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Channel: Category5 Technology TV with Robbie Ferguson · 2018 · Science & Technology

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We've all got to start somewhere, and this quick guide will show you the basics of using a breadboard, a couple must-have tools for beginners, and we'll learn to turn a LED on and off using Python code on the Raspberry Pi.

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The Code:
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(18, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.output(18, True)

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