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Over at ScratchMyPi.co.uk, they’re starting a series on using Simon Walters’ ScratchGPIO to control various things connected to the GPIO pins. They’ve started simple – lighting up a few LEDs. If you’ve ever wanted to get into using the GPIO…<\/p>\n

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