Robotics & Arduino
Basics
Meet the
Arduino IDE.
The IDE opens and may still install some things.
Let it finish.
Then notice:
Arduino IDE: buttons, code editor and output
Check verifies the code. Upload sends it to the Arduino. Select Board chooses the connected board. The top window is where we code; the bottom Output panel tells us what happens. Setup runs once when the Arduino starts or resets. Loop repeats continuously.
✓ Check
Verify the code.
→ Upload
Send code to
the Arduino.
Select Board
Choose your
Arduino board.
Top: code editor
Where we code.
setup()
Runs once at start or reset.
loop()
Runs again and again.
Bottom: Output
Where it tells us what happens:
messages, progress and errors.