Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Using a Mac to develop using Arduino
Using a Mac or a Windows machine is absolutely fine; however, you'll just need to follow
a couple of different steps. First, as noted earlier, download and install the Mac software
from
http://Arduino.cc/en/guide/macOSX#.UxpobfldVHI
.
When you plug in your Arduino
Uno or Mega, the system will recognize it and establish a connection. The green power
LED should turn on. Now, open the Arduino IDE and select the proper board as shown pre-
viously.
You will also need to select the serial port. When you navigate to the
Tools
|
Serial Port
,
you should see the following screenshot:
Select the option that begins with
tty.usbmodem
. You may need to remove Arduino to see
if you have other devices connected to the port and how this selection changes to identify
which port is connected to Arduino. You'll then be connected to the device. You should
now be able to open the Blink example, run the code, and see the orange LED flash.
If you are using FLORA, Gemma, or Trinket, you'll need to go to
ht-
tps://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-flora/download-software
and follow the in-
structions to download and install the SW. Then, go to
Tools
|
Serial Port
as shown earlier
for Arduino Uno and Mega.
