Downloading the Arduino software
The first thing we need is the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE). One of the best parts about Arduino is that the software in which we need to program the boards is free and open source. The Arduino IDE is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Getting ready
We only need one thing to complete this recipe—a computer connected to the Internet.
How to do it…
Follow these simple steps:
- Visit the Arduino website at http://arduino.cc/.
- In the main menu, go to the Download section.
- Select your operating system and download the latest stable release of the Arduino software. At the time of writing, the latest stable version compatible with all standard boards was version 1.0.5.
- After it downloads, install ...
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