Jun-15-2018, 09:27 PM
1. You can use any 'plain' editor to write python code, word will not work as it surrounds text with formatting statements, that are saved, even though not seen in the text. Notepad, Notepad++ are examples of simple editors, then there's the 'IDE' which offers all sorts of code enhancements such as syntax checkers, auto-completion, etc. Most of these are free, and you can see what's available by googling "python IDE's".
2. There are many scripts like this available for all sorts of MCU's look for names like blink.py example: https://gist.github.com/sophiekovalevsky/8891122
3. The raspberry pi should be able to drive LED's ddirectly from the GPIO, but add a current limiting resistor so as not to burn out the chip. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzIDqWp2mdQ
2. There are many scripts like this available for all sorts of MCU's look for names like blink.py example: https://gist.github.com/sophiekovalevsky/8891122
3. The raspberry pi should be able to drive LED's ddirectly from the GPIO, but add a current limiting resistor so as not to burn out the chip. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzIDqWp2mdQ