// set pin numbers: const int buttonPin = 3; // the number of the pushbutton pin const int ledPin = 7; // the number of the LED pin // variables will change: int buttonState = 0; // variable for reading the pushbutton status bool led_on; void setup() { // initialize the LED pin as an output: pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // initialize the pushbutton pin as an input: pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT); led_on = true; } void loop() { // read the state of the pushbutton value: buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin); // check if the pushbutton is pressed. // if it is, the buttonState is HIGH: if (buttonState == LOW) { // turn LED on: digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); } else { // turn LED on and off: if (led_on) { digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); led_on = false; delay(200); } else { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); led_on = true; delay(200); } } }