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2.1 Development environment Arduino IDE
2.1.1 Install the IDE
AduinoIDE is an open source software and hardware tool written by open source software such as Java,
Processing, and avr-gcc. It is an integrated development environment that runs on a computer. It can write
and transfer programs to the board. The major feature of the IDE is cross-platform compatibility for
Windows, MaxOSX, and Linux. Only a simple code base is needed, and the creators can create personalized
home internet solutions through the platform, such as remote home monitoring and constant temperature
control and so on.
In this tutorial, we use the version is 1.6.0, download address
is:https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases#previous，After opening the link, we can see the
interface as shown in Figure 2.1.1. In this interface, we can see the different versions of the IDE and
different operating environments. Everyone can download according to their own computer system, of
course, There will be a downloaded installation package on our companion CD, but only the Windows
version, because this tutorial is all running under Windows system.
Figure 2.1.1 ArduinoIDE download interface
After the downloading, we will get a compressed package as shown in Figure 2.1.2. The compressed
package will be decompressed. After decompression, the files in Figure 2.1.3 are extracted. The "drivers" is
the driver software. When the "Arduino.exe" is installed, it will be Install the driver automatically. Because
the installation of "arduino.exe" is very simple, it will not be explained here. It is recommended to exit the
anti-virus software during the installation process, otherwise it may affect the installation of the IDE. After
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