How to Upload a Sketch to an Arduino – dummies
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Before you get started, there is one simple process for uploading a sketch to an Arduino board that you can refer back to.</p>\n<p>Follow these steps to upload your sketch:</p>\n<ol class=\”level-one\”>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Connect your Arduino using the USB cable.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”><b></b>The square end of the USB cable connects to your Arduino and the flat end connects to a USB port on your computer.</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Choose Tools→Board→Arduino Uno to find your board in the Arduino menu.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”>You can also find all boards through this menu, such as the Arduino MEGA 2560 and Arduino Leonardo.</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Choose the correct serial port for your board.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”>You find a list of all the available serial ports by choosing Tools→Serial Port→ comX or /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXXX. X marks a sequentially or randomly assigned number. In Windows, if you have just connected your Arduino, the COM port will normally be the highest number, such as com 3 or com 15.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”>Many devices can be listed on the COM port list, and if you plug in multiple Arduinos, each one will be assigned a new number. On Mac OS X, the /dev/tty.usbmodem number will be randomly assigned and can vary in length, such as /dev/tty.usbmodem1421 or /dev/tty.usbmodem262471. Unless you have another Arduino connected, it should be the only one visible.</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Click the Upload button.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”><b></b>This is the button that points to the right in the Arduino environment. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+U for Windows or Cmd+U for Mac OS X.</p>\n </li>\n</ol>\n<p>Now that you know how to upload a sketch, you should be suitably hungry for some more Arduino sketches.</p>”,”description”:”<p>The content of circuits and Arduino sketches can vary greatly. Before you get started, there is one simple process for uploading a sketch to an Arduino board that you can refer back to.</p>\n<p>Follow these steps to upload your sketch:</p>\n<ol class=\”level-one\”>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Connect your Arduino using the USB cable.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”><b></b>The square end of the USB cable connects to your Arduino and the flat end connects to a USB port on your computer.</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Choose Tools→Board→Arduino Uno to find your board in the Arduino menu.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”>You can also find all boards through this menu, such as the Arduino MEGA 2560 and Arduino Leonardo.</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Choose the correct serial port for your board.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”>You find a list of all the available serial ports by choosing Tools→Serial Port→ comX or /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXXX. X marks a sequentially or randomly assigned number. In Windows, if you have just connected your Arduino, the COM port will normally be the highest number, such as com 3 or com 15.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”>Many devices can be listed on the COM port list, and if you plug in multiple Arduinos, each one will be assigned a new number. On Mac OS X, the /dev/tty.usbmodem number will be randomly assigned and can vary in length, such as /dev/tty.usbmodem1421 or /dev/tty.usbmodem262471. Unless you have another Arduino connected, it should be the only one visible.</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\”first-para\”>Click the Upload button.</p>\n<p class=\”child-para\”><b></b>This is the button that points to the right in the Arduino environment. 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