Arduino Controlled LED Lightshow

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How to control LED Lights:

To control LED lights in a pattern using an Arduino and a breadboard, start by connecting the LEDs to the breadboard and wiring them to the Arduino. Each LED's positive (long) leg should be connected to a digital output pin on the Arduino, while the negative (short) leg goes through a current-limiting resistor to the ground rail on the breadboard. In the Arduino IDE, write a sketch that sets the desired digital pins to OUTPUT mode and uses digitalWrite() to turn the LEDs on and off in the desired pattern. Include delays between changes using the delay() function to control the timing of the pattern. Upload the code to the Arduino, and the LEDs will light up according to the specified sequence, creating dynamic visual effects.