Getting your Arduino to Work: Macintosh

Getting your Arduino to Work: Macintosh1. Install Arduino programming environment

2. Connect the Uno board to your Macintosh with a USB cable. No driver installation is necessary

3. Make sure you can download a program (a “sketch”) from your computer to your Arduino

living with the lab Gerald RecktenwaldPortland State Universitygerry@me.pdx.edu

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• download the installation file from the following website:

arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

• save the downloaded file to a folder on your computer

1. install Arduino IDEIDE = Integrated Development Environment

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• navigate to the folder with the zip archive• double click on the arduino-1.0.1-macosx.zip file

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• Drag the Arduino.app to the Applications Folder• Note that the “.app” extension may not be visible

2. Connect the Uno board to your Macintosh

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Your computer will think you have connected a USB ModemIgnore this message – click Cancel

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• double click this icon to run the Arduino software• right click the icon in your dock and select “Keep in Dock” for convenience

3. make sure everything works

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The first time you launch the Arduino app, the operating system will ask if you really want to do this. Click Open

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The first window to open is a blank “sketch”

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Select “Arduino Uno” from the list of Boards

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Select the serial port

• Select /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXXXX where XXXXXX will change when you connect a new board

• After connecting an Arduino to your Mac with a USB cable, always verify that a serial port is selected

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• click File > Examples > 01.Basics > Blink• this will bring up a simple program on your computer screen

Test your setup with the built-in Blink sketch

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clicking “upload” icon sends program to your Arduino

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• the “TX” and “RX” LEDs will flash as the program is downloaded to the Arduino

• you will see the LED labeled “L” start blinking• this means that it works!!!

• also watch your computer screen to see the status

• if there’s a problem, it will show up here