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README.md

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## How to use this library
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1. Click either "Download Zip" or check out this repository, under the "Code" button above.
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1. Click the "Download Zip" button under the **"Code"** button above. You will get a "BlinkM-Arduino-main.zip" file
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2. Copy the "BlinkM" folder in this repo to your Arduino's "[SKETCHBOOK](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4412950938514-Open-the-Sketchbook)/libraries" folder.
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2. In the Arduino IDE, go to **"Sketch / Include Library / Add .ZIP library..."**
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3. Restart the Arduino IDE
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3. Find the "BlinkM-Arduino-main.zip" you download in (1) and click "Open",
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* Arduino will add the BlinkM library to your sketchbook/libraries folder
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4. Under File/Examples, you should see "BlinkM" and several example sketches.
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4. Restart the Arduino IDE
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5. Open one up, pick your Arduino board, and click "Verify/Compile".
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5. Now under **"File / Examples"**, you should see "BlinkM" and several example sketches.
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* (in Arduino IDE 2.0, you will to select a Board first)
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6. Open one up, pick your Arduino board, and click **"Verify/Compile"**.

library.properties

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name=BlinkM
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version=1.0.0
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author=ThingM
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maintainer=ThingM <[email protected]>
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sentence=Arduino library for controlling
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paragraph=Arduino library for controlling BlinkM-style Smart LEDs, including BlinkM, BlinkM MinM, and BlinkM MaxM.
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category=Display
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url=https://github.com/todbot/BlinkM-Arduino
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architectures=*
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includes=BlinkM.h

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