Created on: 2 April 2016
Arduino software is needed to program Arduino boards and must be downloaded from the Arduino website and installed on a computer. This software is known as the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
Drivers must be installed in order to be able to program an Arduino from the Arduino IDE. This article shows how to download and install the Arduino IDE software and drivers on a Windows 10 computer.
Downloading Arduino for Windows 10
Go to the Arduino Software download page where you will find two downloads for Windows – Windows installer and Windows ZIP as shown in the image below.
Selecting an Arduino Software Download
You can choose either of the two Windows options, but I prefer to use the ZIP file because it keeps the Windows system cleaner. The Windows Installer version of the software will download an installer which will install the software into the Windows system. The Windows ZIP file allows you to unzip the Arduino IDE to any location of your choice and easily remove it if you want by simply deleting the unzipped folder.
This installation guide uses the Windows ZIP file, so download the ZIP file and proceed to the installation step below. After clicking the download link, you will have the option of making a donation to Arduino or just downloading the file for free.
This issue might occur due to some of the driver conflict. I suggest you to uninstall the driver from device manager, download the latest USB driver for Arduino Uno form the manufacturer’s website and install it. Follow the below steps: Step 1: Uninstall the USB driver for Arduino Uno. 1) Press Windows key + x and select Device Manager. I understand how USB works and struggle with writing USB driver code for microcontrollers. Instead invest in a device that already does what you want (such as a Teensy 3.x), or move away from Arduino and use a professional environment with professional tools and examples to work with.
- Plug one end of your USB cable into the Arduino and the other into a USB socket on your computer. First, right click “Computer” —select “Properties”— click “Device manager”, you should see an icon for ‘unknown device’ with a little yellow warning triangle next to it. This is your Arduino.
- The Arduino Nano is a small, complete, and breadboard-friendly board based on the ATmega328 (Arduino Nano 3.x). It has more or less the same functionality of the Arduino Duemilanove, but in a different package. It lacks only a DC power jack, and works with a Mini-B USB cable instead of a standard one.
- I installed Arduino IDE from the Windows Store. There were hiccups in USB driver installation under my Windows 10. Solution that I found: Arduino Uno: - Will mostly work out of the box. If not recognized, install the drivers from Microsoft Windows 10 update site.
Installing Arduino Software on Windows 10
After downloading the Arduino Windows ZIP file, simply double-click it and then copy the folder from inside the zip file to the desired location. I prefer to copy it to my desktop.
To avoid any confusion: the file that is downloaded is a file and not a folder, although it is called a 'Compressed (zipped) Folder' in Windows.
Running the Arduino IDE
Open the folder that you extracted from the zipped file and double click arduino.exe in the folder to start the Arduino IDE software. If you can not see file extension (the .exe on the file name), turn them on in the file manager by clicking View → File name extensions.
If you want to create a shortcut to the Arduino IDE on your desktop, start dragging the arduino.exe file to the desktop and hold down the Ctrl + Shift keys before dropping it on the desktop. This will create a shortcut to the Arduino IDE instead of moving the file to the desktop.
Make sure that you have not moved the arduino.exe file by looking at the name of the file on your desktop which should contain the word 'Shortcut' at the end. You can rename this shortcut to just Arduino or Arduino IDE.
Installing Arduino Drivers in Windows 10
When you plug an Arduino board into a Windows 10 computer, a driver should automatically be installed for it. The driver configures the Arduino as a virtual COM port which can be seen in the Device Manager.
Open the Device Manager window by right-clicking the Windows 10 start button in the lower left of the screen and then selecting Device Manager on the menu that pops up.
In Device Manager, expand Ports (COM & LPT) and you should see a COM port which will be your Arduino as shown in the image below. If you have other COM ports on the PC, then unplug the Arduino to see which COM port disappears from the device manager, then plug the Arduino back in and see which port appears – this will be the Arduino port, e.g. COM4 in the image below.
The drivers that come with the Arduino software can be installed instead of the default Windows 10 driver, which is explained next.
Arduino Virtual COM Port Number in Windows 10 Device Manager
Installing Arduino Drivers
In the Device Manager, right-click the COM port that was identified as the Arduino (the Arduino must be plugged into the computer first). Select Update Driver Software... from the menu that pops up.
Updating Arduino Driver in Windows 10
In the dialog box that opens, select Browse my computer for driver software.
Browse for Arduino Driver Software
In the next dialog box, make sure that Include subfolders is checked and then click the Browse... button.
Browse for Driver
In the dialog box that pops up, navigate to the drivers subfolder of the Arduino folder that you unzipped earlier. Click the drivers folder to select it and then click the OK button.
Select the Arduino drivers Folder
Back in the Update Driver Software dialog box, the correct path to search for the drivers is set. Click the Next button to start the driver installation.
Start the Arduino Driver Installation
In the Windows Security dialog box that pops up, click Install.
Confirm the Arduino Windows 10 Driver Install
After the driver has been installed, a dialog box will appear that shows that the driver has been successfully updated and will display the Arduino COM port number.
Arduino Driver Installation / Update Finished
Finally back in the Device Manager, the COM port is now identified as an Arduino when the Arduino driver from the Arduino IDE folder is installed.
COM Port is Identified as Arduino in Device Manager
Arduino Software
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- 4Install the Driver
Download Arduino Environment
You can directly download the latest version from this link: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software. When the download is finished, unzip the downloaded file. Be sure to preserve the folder structure. Double-click the folder to open it. There should be several files and sub-folders inside.
The Arduino Software (IDE) allows you to write programs and upload them to your board. In the Arduino Software page you will find two options:
1. If you have a reliable Internet connection, you should use the online IDE (Arduino Web Editor). It will allow you to save your sketches in the cloud, having them available from any device and backed up. You will always have the most up-to-date version of the IDE without the need to install updates or community generated libraries.
2. If you would rather work offline, you should use the latest version of the desktop IDE .
Install the Arduino Desktop IDE
To get step-by-step instructions select one of the following link accordingly to your operating system.
Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
Portable IDE (Windows and Linux)
Choose your board in the list here on the right to learn how to get started with it and how to use it on the Desktop IDE.
Example for Installing Arduino IDE
STEP 1: Go to https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software and find below page.
The version available at this official website is usually the latest version.
STEP 2：Download the development software that is compatible with the operating system of your computer. In the following, take Windows as an example.
First, Click Windows Installer, you will get the following page.
Then, Click JUST DOWNLOAD. After downloading the software installation package to your PC, start the STEP 3 below.
STEP 3：Installing Arduino Software(Windows)
Install Arduino with the exe. Installation package you have downloaded well.
Get the latest version from the download page. You can choose between the Installer (.exe) and the Zip packages. We suggest you use the first one that installs directly everything you need to use the Arduino Software (IDE), including the drivers. With the Zip package you need to install the drivers manually. The Zip file is also useful if you want to create a portable installation.
Frist,Click “I Agree”.
When the download finishes, proceed with the installation and please allow the driver installation process when you get a warning from the operating system.
Then, click “Next”
Next, click “Install”.
When the following interface appears, click Install to finish the installation.
Finally, click “Close” after completing the installation.
And you will see the following icon appear on the desktop
Install the Driver
Installing Drivers for Arduino Board in Windows 7
Before launch the Arduino software, you are going to install the USB drivers.
Plug one end of your USB cable into the Arduino and the other into a USB socket on your computer.
- First, right click “Computer” —>select “Properties”—> click “Device manager”, you should see an icon for ‘unknown device’ with a little yellow warning triangle next to it. This is your Arduino.
- Right-click on the device and select the top menu option (Update Driver Software...).
- You will then be prompted to either ‘Search Automatically for updated driver software’ or ‘Browse my computer for driver software’.
In this page, click “Browse my computer for driver software”.
- Select the option to browse and navigate to the drivers folder.
- Click 'Next' and you may get a security warning, if so, allow the software to be installed. Once the software has been installed, you will get a confirmation message.
- Installation completed, click “Close”.
Arduino Llc (www.arduino.cc) Usb Devices Driver Windows 7
- After installation, go to check the “Device manager” again. right click “Computer” —> “Properties”—> “Device manager”, you can see the device shown as below figure.
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Related Data Download
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Using Method for keyestudio UNO R3:
You can download the driver installation or software from below link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=12D-JkXdNm03Qt4dlPQr3RP6OmgXqpvHc
Reference for Arduino Programming Language
Arduino programming language can be divided in three main parts: structure, values (variables and constants), and functions.
You can see more details on the following link:
https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/