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Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk

You're reading from   Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk Build on the power of Blynk to configure smart devices and build exciting IoT projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788995061
Length 271 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pradeeka Seneviratne Pradeeka Seneviratne
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LED

The LED widget simulates an LED and it can be used as an indicator to present the status or amount of an input. As an example, you can use it to present the status of a switch or output value of a potentiometer attached to the Raspberry Pi.

You can add an LED widget onto your Blynk app with the Widget Box by tapping LED under DISPLAYS. The LED widget costs 100 units of energy (see the following screenshot):

LED widget listed under DISPLAYS

Using virtual pins

The LED widget supports only virtual pins. Using a momentary push button with Raspberry Pi is a great way to learn how virtual pins work with inputs. In this example, you will see how the LED widget can be turned on and off according to the status of the momentary...

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