Ever wondered how AnalogWrite actually works?

On our youtube channel I've got a cute video (because it has my daughter in it in the background) showing how analogWrite works on the arduino, what PWM is and the output on an oscilloscope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4GtZv1xv1E

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