Arduino/1.8.5: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:01, 11 October 2017

How to install Arduino IDE 1.8.5 on XO-4 with OLPC OS 13.2.8.

download the arduino-1.8.5-linuxarm.tar.xz file from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
start Terminal, but do not change to root,
unpack the tar.xz file,

 tar xf arduino-1.8.5-linuxarm.tar.xz

 cd arduino-1.8.5

 ./install.sh

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 * start Terminal, but do not change to root,
 * unpack the tar.xz file,
- tar xf arduino-1.8.5-linuxarm.tar.xz
+:<pre> tar xf arduino-1.8.5-linuxarm.tar.xz</pre>
+* change to the new directory,
+:<pre> cd arduino-1.8.5</pre>
 * run the install script,
+:<pre> ./install.sh</pre>
- cd arduino-1.8.5
- ./install.sh
 * do not delete the arduino-1.8.5 directory,
 * in the Gnome desktop, choose the Arduino IDE icon.
-=== References ===
+=== Testing ===
+* connect Arduino board,
+* choose Tools -> Board entry, e.g. Arduino Uno,
+* choose Tools -> Serial Port entry, e.g. /dev/ttyACM0,
+* choose File -> Examples -> Basics -> Blink,
+* choose Upload to send the program to the Arduino board,
+* see LED flashing.
+=== See Also ===
 * https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Linux