The Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is the programming software that interfaces your Arduino board with the program. The Arduino IDE software features a compiler that transforms your program into machine language that can be understood by the Arduino board.
The Arduino IDE allows users to write programs, often called “sketches”, in C or C++. These sketches are then uploaded to the memory of the Arduino microcontroller to control its behavior.
One of the great advantages of the Arduino IDE is its ease of use for beginners. It comes with a wide range of libraries and pre-installed examples to simplify the programming of complex tasks. For example, if you want to control a stepper motor, you can simply include the corresponding library and use the examples provided to get started quickly.
To install Arduino Ide, we’re going to use a software manager called “Pi-app”, which allows you to install all kinds of software. To install “Pi-app”, you’ll need to download it from the following link:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bashOnce installed, the Pi-Apps application appears on the desktop:
By opening the manager, you can see all the software that can be installed on the Raspberry Pi.
Search the Arduino Ide software in the list:
We then install Arduino Ide:
Once installed, you’ll find Arduino Ide in the menu of your Raspberry Pi:
The first thing to do is choose the Arduino Ide theme: light or dark.
Once installed, you can launch the Arduino IDE.
The IDE interface is divided into several main parts: the code editor, where you write your code; the console at the bottom, which displays output messages, including compilation errors; and the toolbar, which contains buttons for functions such as checking code, uploading it to the microcontroller, and opening new files.
You can now program your Arduino board.