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+This folder contains the list of example Arduino sketches and makefile showing the different usage patterns
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+- Blink - Shows normal usage
+- HelloWorld - Shows how to include Arduino libraries
+- BlinkInAVRC - Shows how to use plain AVR C code
+- BlinkChipKIT - Shows how to use ChipKIT
+- ATtinyBlink - Shows how to use different cores like ATtiny