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I made this simple piece of code, to make my LED flash.. Which it does when the pin is set low.. But how does that makes sense?
#include "pins_arduino.h"
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
pinMode(BUILTIN_LED,OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
digitalWrite(BUILTIN_LED,LOW);
}
I am using the Wemos d1 - http://www.wemos.cc/
If the LED is ON when LOW and OFF when HIGH then chances are the LED is connected between +3.3V and the IO pin with a suitable resistor.
When HIGH the IO pin is at +3.3V, so the voltage across the LED is 0V (3.3 - 3.3 = 0) and it is turned off. When LOW the IO pin is at (nearly) 0V and the voltage across the LED (and its resistor) is 3.3V (3.3 - 0 = 3.3), so it lights up.
