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Windows Installation: Setting Up

This document provides instructions for installing the Arduino IDE on Windows 7, Vista, and XP. It involves three main steps: 1. Unzipping the downloaded Arduino IDE file and opening the folder. 2. Connecting the Arduino board to the computer via USB cable. 3. Guiding Windows through manually installing the correct drivers by selecting the "Drivers" folder within the Arduino folder.

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Windows Installation: Setting Up

This document provides instructions for installing the Arduino IDE on Windows 7, Vista, and XP. It involves three main steps: 1. Unzipping the downloaded Arduino IDE file and opening the folder. 2. Connecting the Arduino board to the computer via USB cable. 3. Guiding Windows through manually installing the correct drivers by selecting the "Drivers" folder within the Arduino folder.

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16 Introduction

Setting Up

WINDOWS Online version


INSTALLATION arduino.cc/windows

INSTRUCTION FOR:
❶ When the download of the IDE finishes, unzip the downloaded
file. Make sure to preserve the folder structure. Double-click the
WINDOWS 7, VISTA, folder to open it. There should be a few files and sub-folders
AND XP inside.

❷ Connect the Arduino to your computer with the USB cable. Your
Arduino will automatically draw power from either the USB con-
nection to the computer or an external power supply.
The green power light (labeled PWR) should turn on.

❸ Windows should initiate its driver installation process when the


board is plugged in. Your computer won’t be able to find the driv-
ers by itself, so you’ll need to tell it where they are located.

— Click on the Start Menu and open the Control Panel.


— Navigate to “System and Security”. Open the Device Manager.
— In Windows XP, look for the listing named "Ports (COM & LPT)"
and right click on the "USB device" port; in Vista and Windows 7,
right click on "Unknown device" under "Other devices".
— Choose "Update Driver Software".
— On Windows XP and Windows 7, you will be asked whether
to install automatically or "with a path". Chose the second option,
"with a path". On Windows Vista proceed directly to the next step.
— Select the “Browse my computer for Driver software” option.
— Navigate to the folder you unzipped in the earlier step.
Locate and select the “Drivers” folder in the main Arduino folder
(not the “FTDI USB Drivers” sub-directory). Press “OK” and “Next”
to proceed.
— If you are prompted with a warning dialog about not passing
Windows Logo testing, click “Continue Anyway”.
— Windows now will take over the driver installation.

In the Device Manager, you should now see a port listing similar
to “Arduino UNO (COM4)”.

Congratulations! You've installed the Arduino IDE on your


computer.

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