Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for anyone making interactive projects.The Arduino development environment makes it easy to write code and upload it to the i/o board. You can use Arduino language(C\C++) to interace with Arduino hardware.
We provide a complete Arduino using environment.
- Arduino IDE Installer : Windows / Mac OSX / Linux
- Arduino Drivers :
Windows : Download
Mac OSX : Download
Step2 Install Makeblock Library for Arduino
- Download the library zip package: https://github.com/Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries/archive/master.zip
- Decompress the makeblock folder in the zip to the Arduino default library:
- Windows 7: “[arduino installation directory]\libraries”Your Arduino library folder should now look like this (on Windows):
[arduino installation directory]\libraries\makeblock\src
[arduino installation directory]\libraries\makeblock\example
.... - or like this (on Mac):
[arduino directory]\Contents\Java\libraries\makeblock\src
[arduino directory]\Contents\Java\libraries\makeblock\example
... - or similarly for Linux.
- Windows 7: “[arduino installation directory]\libraries”Your Arduino library folder should now look like this (on Windows):
- Open the Arduino Application. If already open it, you need to restart to see changes.
- Click “File->Examples”. Here are some test program
Step3 Basic Example
What you need:
Starter Robot Kit or Ultimate Robot Kit to build a ultrasonic car.
- Connect Arduino and PC with a USB cable. In Arduino IDE, click “File->Examples”, and choose an example.
- Choose the board type and COM number.
- Orion/mCore — Select Arduino Uno
- Auriga/MegaPi — Select Arduino Mega 2560
- Me Baseboard — Select Arduino Leonardo
- Click “Upload” button to compile and upload the code. It will show “Done uploading” in about 1 minute.
(1) Getting Started with Arduino
(2) Makeblock Library: visit Github
(3) Makeblock Official Web Site: http://www.makeblock.com/
(4) Makeblock Community: http://learn.makeblock.com/