Arduino/1.0.5

Arduino IDE 1.0.5 on OLPC OS

How to install Arduino IDE 1.0.5 on XO-1, XO-1.5, XO-1.75, or XO-4 with OLPC OS 13.2.8.

Ingredients

• an XO laptop with OLPC OS 13.2.8 already installed,
• access to internet,

Recipe

• switch to the Gnome desktop, as the software works best in Gnome,
• start the Terminal application, and type this:

 sudo yum install -y arduino

• wait for the download to finish, it should need roughly 61 MB,
• start Applications -> Programming -> Arduino,

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.