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2 | Download the Arduino environment
Get the latest version from the download page.
When the download finishes, unzip the downloaded file. Make sure to preserve the folder structure.
Double-click the folder to open it. There should be a few files and sub-folders inside.
3 | Connect the board
The Arduino Uno, Mega, Duemilanove and Arduino Nano automatically draw power from either the USB
connection to the computer or an external power supply. If you're using an Arduino Diecimila, you'll need
to make sure that the board is configured to draw power from the USB connection. The power source is
selected with a jumper, a small piece of plastic that fits onto two of the three pins between the USB and
power jacks. Check that it's on the two pins closest to the USB port.
Connect the Arduino board to your computer using the USB cable. The green power LED (labelled
PWR
)
should go on.
4 | Install the drivers
Installing drivers for the Arduino Uno with Windows7, Vista, or XP:
Plug in your board and wait for Windows to begin it's driver installation process. After a few
moments, the process will fail, despite its best efforts
Click on the Start Menu, and open up the Control Panel.
While in the Control Panel, navigate to System and Security. Next, click on System. Once the
System window is up, open the Device Manager.
Look under Ports (COM & LPT). You should see an open port named "Arduino UNO (COMxx)"
Right click on the "Arduino UNO (COmxx)" port and choose the "Update Driver Software" option.
Next, choose the "Browse my computer for Driver software" option.
Finally, navigate to and select the Uno's driver file, named "ArduinoUNO.inf", located in the
"Drivers" folder of the Arduino Software download (not the "FTDI USB Drivers" sub-directory).
Windows will finish up the driver installation from there.
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