Getting Started

Here's a quick overview of what you can expect from our guides:

The Arduino IDE and Basic Set Up

Step 1: Double click on the Arduino IDE icon on your computer / laptop to open Arduino IDE.

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Step 2: Find the three buttons in the top right corner of the window.

Step 3: Click the middle button "Maximize" in the top right corner of the window to maximize its size.

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At the point you should see the code below on your computer / laptop.

Step 4: Left Click before the ( void setup () ) and click on the Enter key on your keyboard to get space at the top of the void setup(). Then click above the void setup().

NB: we will write the necessary code and comment at the space we created above the void setup ().

Comment

In programming, a comment is a piece of text that is added to the source code of a program to provide information or explanations. Comments are intended for human readers and are ignored by the compiler or interpreter when the program is executed.

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NB: before you type a comment, type two slash (//) before you complete your sentence.

Selecting Arduino Board Type and Uploading your code

Step 1: Select the Board type. Click on tools on the menu bar hover your mouse on Board, a new window will appear. Look through and click on Arduino UNO.

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Step 2: Select the Port.

Click on tools on the menu bar and hover your mouse on Port, a new window will appear. Look through and click on COM which has Arduino Uno attached to it.

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NB: Your COM number may be different. In this example we have COM36 (Arduino Uno)

Step 3: Click Control S (CTRL S) on your keyboard or click Save on the Arduino task bar.

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A new window will pop up, type the project name and click save.

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Step 4: Click Verify.

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Step 5: Click Upload.

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NB: Make sure there is no error in your code and the Arduino USB cable is connected to your laptop / desktop before you click Upload.

WAIT Done uploading

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