Starting from Scratch with an Arduino Pro
Mini (or Moteino)
Many projects can use an Arduino Pro Mini Board US$2.59 each
with free shipping off eBay. See:
Add a
USB-to-TTL cable to set up the programs on the little board, now
US$7.24 off eBay see:
While you are waiting to get these download the Arduino IDE
(Integrated Development Environment) free software off the net
from:
or
(for Windows specifically)
which has an editor, a library, and examples for you to use.
Note this IDE will run on Windows, MACs, and Linux machines, so
pick the right one for your computer. When you unzip the pack-
age, write down the full path name to the folder, like: C:\ardu-
ino-1.0.5 or wherever you put it. This will be important later.
Now take a glance at the Getting Started info:
and the info at
Just a quick read to give you some context. I
had people get lost at this point, so I’ll step you through the rest.
The accelerated learners among you can also glean more info
from:
There are a lot of
topics there:
or
These offer info at different learning levels so pick one you are
comfortable with.
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MRH-Nov 2014
