Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
cause they are available for you to simply call. You can also add to this set of
functionalities by importing additional libraries. Additional HW normally comes
with code libraries that provide access to its features. Instead of having to cut and
paste this code into your code window or add the files to your sketch, importing
these files as libraries allows you to access the functionalities as if they were in
files already associated with your sketch.
The next menu is the
Tools
tab. When you click on it, you should see the following
screenshot:
You've already used the
Board
and
Serial Port
selections. The other choices under the
Tools
tab are as follows:
•
Auto Format
: This automatically formats the code in the current sketch, placing
indents where it thinks they should be.
•
Archive Sketch
: This takes the sketch and file associated with it and places them
in a
*.zip
file in the same directory.
•
Fix Encoding & Reload
: This will sometimes clean up files that are encoded
with characters that can't be displayed correctly.
•
Serial Monitor
: This opens a serial connection between you and Arduino. You
can use this to communicate with the board via a USB connection that acts like a
serial port. You'll need to have the serial communication commands in your code.
