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David Hall

Louisiana Tech University [email protected]

Getting your Arduino to Work: Microsoft Windows 1. Install Arduino programming environment 2. Install Arduino Uno driver 3. Make sure you can download a program (a “sketch”) from your computer to your Arduino

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1. install Arduino IDE

IDE = Integrated Development Environment • download the installation file from the following website: arduino.cc/en/Main/Software • save the downloaded file to a folder on your computer 2

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• • • find the file that you downloaded on your computer copy this file to the hard drive location where you want to install the Arduino software double click on Compressed file to view Arduino-related files 3

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• • navigate to this folder double click on the arduino application • • • click on “Extract all” this will take a few minutes when finished, plug in your Arduino with the USB cable 4

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2. install driver

click on “Hardware and Sound” 5

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click on “Device Manager” 6

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• • computer is not recognizing your Arduino double click on the “Unknown device” 7

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click on “Update Driver” 8

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click on “Browse my computer for driver software” 9

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browse for the folder where you extracted the Arduino software

NOTE:

If you are using Windows 8 and have a problem after clicking “Next,” then go to slide 21 10

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select folder where Arduino software was extracted . . . Windows will automatically search subdirectories 11

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you will need to “Install this driver software anyway” if you want to install Arduino 12

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you should get a message like this one if everything goes OK 13

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notice that your Arduino is now recognized 14

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3. make sure everything works

• • double click this icon to run the Arduino software right click and pin to your taskbar for a convenient shortcut 15

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• click Tools > Board (Arduino Uno should be highlighted) 16

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• • • • click Tools > Serial Port click in the box beside the COM port if a checkmark is not present (this will make a checkmark appear if one was not there already) the checkmark means that your computer sees your Arduino if no checkmark appears, go back to Device Manager to see what’s up 17

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• • click File > Examples > Basics > Blink this will bring up a simple program on your computer screen 18

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• clicking “upload” icon sends program to your Arduino 19

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• • • the “TX” and “RX” LEDs will flash as the program is downloaded to the Arduino you will see the LED labeled “L” start blinking this means that it works!!!

• • also watch your computer screen to see the status if there’s a problem, it will show up here 20

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windows 8 issue: when installing the drivers, you may experience the error below

A solution to this problem is available at http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php?topic=94651.15

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complete the procedure below: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php?topic=94651.15

1. Windows Key + R 2. Enter shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00 3. Click the "OK" button 4. System will restart to a "Choose an option" screen 5. Select "Troubleshoot" from "Choose an option" screen 6. Select "Advanced options" from "Troubleshoot" screen 7. Select "Startup Settings" from "Advanced options" screen 8. Click "Restart" button 9. System will restart to "Advanced Boot Options" screen 10. Select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" 11. Once the system starts, install the Arduino drivers as you would on Windows 7 after your computer restarts, return to slide 5 and continue the installation

Another method is presented in this YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdE72XUYC7k 22