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2.1 Arduino IDE Installation and Introduction

The document provides a step-by-step guide for installing the Arduino IDE, using version 2.2.1 as an example. It details the installation process, including downloading the software, agreeing to terms, selecting installation paths, and completing the installation. Additionally, it introduces the main interface of the Arduino IDE, describing its components such as the menu bar, tool bar, editing area, status bar, and sidebar.

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2.1 Arduino IDE Installation and Introduction

The document provides a step-by-step guide for installing the Arduino IDE, using version 2.2.1 as an example. It details the installation process, including downloading the software, agreeing to terms, selecting installation paths, and completing the installation. Additionally, it introduces the main interface of the Arduino IDE, describing its components such as the menu bar, tool bar, editing area, status bar, and sidebar.

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Arduino IDE Installation and

Introduction
1. Arduino IDE Installation

Arduino IDE is a powerful software exclusively designed for Arduino


microcontrollers. No matter which version it is, the same installation method
can be used. This lesson will take the window version of “Arduino-2.2.1” as an
example to illustrate:
1) Locate the Arduino IDE installation package in the same folder as this
document, as shown in the below figure, and double click to open it. (If you
want to download the latest version of the software, you can download it
through the Arduino official website “https://www.arduino.cc/en/software”.)

2) Click “I Agree” to install.

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3) Remain the default option, and click “Next”.

4) Click “Browse” to choose the installation path, and then click “Install”.

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5) Wait for the installation to complete.
Attention: If you’re prompted for the installation of the chip driver during the

installation, please check “Always trust software from Arduino LLC (A)”, then click “Install”.

6) After the installation is complete, click “Finish”.

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2. Software Instruction

1) The main interface of Arduino IDE consists of 5 workplaces：

1 Menu bar: it is responsible for Arduino IDE-related settings.

Icon Function

Create or open a project file, and customize preferences


for the main interface.

Perform text editing such as commenting, indenting or


searching for code.

Configure the entire project, including compiling, running,


and adding the library files.

Select the development board and port, as well as obtain

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the board information.

Assist users with getting ready and offer solutions to


common issues.

2 Tool bar: some tools related to the project, including program


compilation, programs download, serial monitor, etc.

Icon Function

Verification. Check if a program is written without errors. If


it is fully correct, the compilation process will activate.

Download the program to the control board.

Debugging. Some development can be debugged through


Arduino IDE in real time.

Select different boards for different development projects.

Serial plotter, which can plot data printed to the Arduino


serial port into graph.

Serial monitor, printing serial port information.

3 Editing area: the area for editing code.

4 Status bar: display the status of the current editor, such as the line
and column of code, information about the development board, etc.

5 Sidebar: the core of Arduino IDE is in charge of displaying the


working folders, code debugging, library file installation, etc.

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Icon Function

Management folder, display the files of current project.

Development board manager, add the board tool package.

Library management, add or delete the library files of the


program.

Debugging, real-time debugging of the project.

Search or replace the code or variables.

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