
There are parts around (some of the Sparkfun ones as I recall) that have rectangular pads. This little program is just for testing.Is there an easy way to get a (generic) IC with “oblong” / rectangular - non round - through the hole pads to enable routing of small wires between the pads?ĭepends on your definition of easy. We’ll go into more detail about programming the motorcontroller in Note the syntax highlighting:Ĭ void setup () The first time you run the IDE the status bar will show the stringĪrduino Uno on /dev/ttyAM0 and in the editor you will see See whether the IDE could connect to your motorcontroller. Right at the bottom is a status bar where you will eventually be able to In the black area you will see messagesĪbout the compilation of the code and the uploading process. The white area is where you will be typing the code that will be Terminal: Arduino IDE The Arduino IDE main window

Below the icons you should see a tab with aįilename and a white editing area. Just below the menu there are five icons to the leftĪnd one on the far right. At the top you should see the File, Edit, Sketch, Tools and Software you will first see the splash window: Arduino Splash Window The Arduino splash screen which is shown when the program startsĪfter a while the IDE will open. The start menu or the desktop of your computer. Install the Arduino IDE and that you are able to start the software from To install pyserial: sudo pip3 install pyserial Running the Arduino IDEįor this episode we have to assume that you were able to successfully Remember: system (sudo) python version needs pyserial installed. It was aimed just at the Arduino but because it is such a convenientĮnvironment to work in, it has now been extended to also workwith other Writing programs that uploaded and run on motorcontrollers. The Arduino IDE was specifically developed for

The IDEs also provide ways of uploading code to devices and Means that certain keywords are coloured and that makes it much easier The programming instructions and they usually also make provision for The IDEs provide an editor into which one can type Programmers have developed software called Integrated DevelopmentĮnvironments (IDE). To make things easier and to be more productive, Just like computers, microcontrollers have memory into which we can


