The Arduino IDE is free software used for writing and uploading programming code to Arduino microcontrollers. Here we show how to install it on a Raspberry Pi.
The Arduino IDE is free software used for writing and uploading programming code to Arduino microcontroller. Here we show how to install it on a Raspberry Pi.
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Introduction
The Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), or Arduino Software, is free software that is maintained by Arduino.cc.
It is basically a text editor for writing and uploading programming code to the Arduino and Genuino microcontroller boards which can be installed on a personal computer or run from their website.
The Arduino IDE is available for all the major operating systems, but this post will show how to install it on a Raspberry Pi 3 running Raspbian Jessie or later.
Assumptions/requirements
Fully functional Raspberry Pi 3B (or later) with a keyboard, mouse and screen running Raspbian Jessie (or later). A connection to the internet is also required.
Things you’ll need for your first Raspberry Pi build
Basics of installing an operating system on a Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi First time setup
Installing the software
To make sure Raspbian is up to date using the following terminal commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
Install Arduino IDE with:
sudo apt-get install arduino
To open, pull down the Menu and select Arduino IDE under Electronics.
Uploading the first sketch
After using the appropriate cable to connect the Arduino board to the Raspberry Pi, open the Arduino IDE.
To choose the type of Arduino board go to Tools > Board > and select the appropriate one. To select the port the Arduino is connected to, look under Serial Port under the Tools menu.
Example sketches can be chosen from Examples under the File menu. To test if everything is working choose Examples > 01.Basics > Blink. After pressing the Upload button (->) the Arduino’s onboard LED should start to blink on and off at one-second intervals.
The sketches directory
The default location for saved sketches is /home/pi/sketchbook. The libraries directory is also located here.
To make a quick backup of all the sketches including the sketches and libraries directories use:
sudo cp -rp /home/pi/sketchbook /copy-to-directory
After a fresh install, this backup can be retrieved by using:
sudo cp -rp /copy-from-directory /home/pi