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Lesson 2: Understanding and Using Breadboards

This tutorial covers using a breadboard and controlling an external LED with the Raspberry Pi Pico W from the SunFounder kit:

• Introduction: Overview of the tutorial series and sponsor shoutout to SunFounder.

• Review of Previous Lesson: Recap of installing MicroPython, setting up Thonny, and writing basic programs to control GPIO pins.

• Breadboard Basics: Explanation of how a breadboard works, including understanding rows, columns, and connections.

• Building an LED Circuit: Guide to build an external LED circuit using the breadboard, GPIO pins, and a 220 Ohm resistor.

• Programming the LED: Writing a Python program in Thonny to control the external LED by turning it on, off, and making it blink.

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