int ledPin = 9; // LED connected to digital pin 9 int analogPin = 3; // potentiometer connected to analog pin 3 int val = 0; // variable to store the read value void setup() { pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // sets the pin as output } void loop() { val = analogRead(analogPin); // read the input pin analogWrite(ledPin, val / 4); // analogRead values go from 0 to 1023, analogWrite values from 0 to 255 }