Chapter 2. Software Installation

The software used to program the Trinket is a modified version of the standard Arduino software. This is called the Arduino integrated development environment (IDE).

The Arduino IDE, shown in Figure 2-1 is the tool that has launched several million Arduino projects.

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Figure 2-1. The Arduino IDE window
Note

If you download the IDE from the official Arduino website, it will not have Trinket programming capability installed. You can modify it to support the Trinket, or you can download a modified version of the IDE from Adafruit. Both options are covered in this chapter.

Supported Operating Systems

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