Learning Arduino Programming

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

1. Download the library zip package: https://github.com/Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries/archive/master.zip
2. 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.
3. Open the Arduino Application. If already open it, you need to restart to see changes.
4. 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.

1. Connect Arduino and PC with a USB cable. In Arduino IDE, click “File->Examples”, and choose an example.
2. Choose the board type and COM number.
   • Orion/mCore — Select Arduino Uno
   • Auriga/MegaPi — Select Arduino Mega 2560
   • Me Baseboard — Select Arduino Leonardo

   

   

3. Click “Upload” button to compile and upload the code. It will show “Done uploading” in about 1 minute.