2 Exploring the Arduino Board and the IDE
In this chapter, you’ll explore the Arduino board as well as the IDE software that you’ll use to create and upload Arduino sketches (Arduino’s name for its programs) to the board itself. You’ll learn the basic framework of a sketch and some basic functions that you can implement in a sketch, and you’ll create and upload your first sketch.
The Arduino Board
What exactly is Arduino? According to the Arduino website (http://www.arduino.cc/), it is:
An open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for anyone making interactive projects.
In simple terms, the Arduino is a tiny computer system that can be programmed with your instructions to interact with various ...
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