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Chapter 3. Simple Programming Concepts
Using the Arduino IDE
Now that you have downloaded, installed, and initiated the Arduino IDE, in this chapter,
you'll learn some basic programming concepts. If you are already comfortable with pro-
gramming, especially the C programming language, you can skip this chapter. If you're not,
or need a quick review, this chapter discusses some simple programming examples on how
to program Arduino. At the end of the chapter, I'll cover additional important programming
constructs.
To get started, open your Arduino IDE and make sure your Arduino is connected to your
development environment via its USB cable. You may want to open and run the Blink ex-
ample from
Chapter 2
,
Getting Started with the Arduino IDE
. When you have uploaded the
file successfully, the IDE should tell you by displaying
Done uploading
in the lower-left
corner of the IDE.
The program should also be running on Arduino and the orange LED blinking. If all of this
seems clear and natural, you may consider skipping this chapter. If, however, this all feels
In this chapter, you'll learn about creating, editing, and running programs on Arduino.
