import RPi.GPIO as GPIO # import RPi.GPIO module
from time import sleep # lets us have a delay
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) # choose BCM or BOARD
GPIO.setup(24, GPIO.OUT) # set GPIO24 as an output
try:
while True:
GPIO.output(24, 1) # set GPIO24 to 1/GPIO.HIGH/True
sleep(0.5) # wait half a second
GPIO.output(24, 0) # set GPIO24 to 0/GPIO.LOW/False
sleep(0.5) # wait half a second
except KeyboardInterrupt: # trap a CTRL+C keyboard interrupt
GPIO.cleanup() # resets all GPIO ports used by this program
# The RPi.GPIO module is installed by default on recent versions of Raspbian Linux. To use the module from Python programs, first import it using:
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
# This way you can refer to all functions in the module using the shorter name "GPIO".