Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for anyone making interactive projects. Questions about programming on an Arduino are off topic and should be asked on http://stackoverflow.com.
Questions tagged [arduino]
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Electronics Starter Kit
I am currently getting interested in starting experimenting with Electronics, and am searching for some sort of electronics starter kit to get me started.
I have look at Arduino's Starter Kit and also BASIC Stamp, but I was wondering if there where…
Andreas Grech
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How do I make vim automatically apply c++ syntax highlight on Arduino files (.ino/.pde)?
How do I make vim automatically apply c++ syntax highlight on Arduino files (.ino/.pde)?
Or how does vim syntax highlight know what is a c++ file? And how can I tell him that files that is called .ino and .pde is also c++ files.
Johan
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hide GUI that briefly spawns when running a process from the command line
I'm running a build command on Ubuntu 12.04. The command opens a GUI for a few seconds, and then closes it. I'm finding this kind of disruptive -- is there a way to alter the command-line syntax to hide the GUI or pipe it elsewhere?
Specifically,…
Matt
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USB connections to Arduino
In a class programming Arduinos from Windows 7 boxes, we have noticed that it is advantageous to plug in the same board, because each new board is recognized as a new COM port. If this happens too much, it seems like a maximum is reached and no more…
Dov
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How to get Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) to see USB modem device (Arduino)?
Normally, plugging in the Arduino to a Mac creates /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXX but on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) it does not. How can I get this operating system to see the device?
jhabbott
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Is it ok to delete the WCH.CN folder?
So I have a windows 10 dell laptop which is 64 bit and recently I was going to my C:\ drive to delete the windows.old folder but I noticed another folder called WCH.CN with another folder inside it called CH341SER and I wanted to delete this folder…
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avrdude: /dev/ttyACM0 issue with changing permissions
I was using Arduino IDE on my Arch Linux laptop without problems, after some time /months I'm not able to upload the sketch because of permissions:
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "/dev/ttyACM0": Permission denied
I can access and write to…
dmnc
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How do I reset corrupted pcDuino to its initial state?
I updated Lubuntu 12.04 in pcDuino v1, but it was my mistake, since it is not capable of running versions beyond 12.04. After that it crashed and I restarted pcDuino and it stopped here showing the following output:
user652644
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Reading raw data from a microSD card with an Arduino
My microSD card is not working on windows neither on my mobile phone. The card is not recognizable on these devices. My plan is to try to access the raw data on the memory chip using my Arduino. How can I do that? I really need to recover the data…
Marcelo
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How can I get my Arduino Duemilanove to work with Windows 7?
I am having trouble getting my Arduino Duemilanove (w/ ATmega328) to work under Windows 7 Professional (64 bit).
I have the Arduino 1.04 software in Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bit) on the same machine (dual booting).
I have no issues connecting…
James H
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Arduino IDE "launch 4j" error
I have a computer running Windows XP. I am trying to run the Arduino IDE 0022. I double-click on arduino.exe, it waits about 30 seconds on the load up title screen, and then it gives me this error:
Launch 4j: an error occurred while starting the…
John
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Is there a way to run linux in arduino due like Ubuntu?
I'm new to arduino and I am interested in arduino. But i know Linux system are compatible with arm processors, and i know that the arduino due haves arm processor. Is there a way to run linux such as Ubuntu or centOS in arduino due Board and how to…
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Create WiFi Network (WITHOUT TETHERING) using ESP8266 CP2102 Arduino?
Hi no idea if this is possible, but thought I would as some of you smart folk.
So I have a holiday home WITHOUT WiFi, but I have a phone with unlimited 3G/4G connection and an Arduino WiFi module board. Is it possible to connect the phone to the…
Rory Gracey
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Arduino IDE app menus are gibberish
The menus of the Arduino IDE are full of gibberish on this system. This only affects the menus at the top and all context menus.
When I manage to weasel my way through and open, for example, the preferences window, everything displays correctly in…
gowner
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How to read contents of ATSAM3X8E chip on Arduino Due Board in Mac OS X
I have two Arduino Due boards with some programming that has since been lost. I need to back up the contents before replacing the program. I’ve been playing around with another Arduino Due before I move to taking the precious program off of the…
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