Overview
To write a code and upload it to your Arduino board, you need a PC or laptop. However, there are cheaper ways.
In this tutorial, you will learn to install ARDUINO IDE on Raspberry Pi, write code with it and then upload it to your Arduino.
What You Will Learn
- How to install Arduino IDE on Raspberry Pi
Required Materials
Hardware Components
Software Apps
Install Arduino IDE on Raspberry Pi
Follow these steps to install Arduino IDE:
First Step: Download the software from the Arduino website
Connect your Raspberry Pi to the internet and enter this URL in the browser:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Download the Arduino software for Linux operating systems based on ARM processors.
Second Step: Unzip the file
Right-click on the file and select Extract Here.
Third Step: Install the software
Double click on install.sh file and select Execute or Execute in Terminal.
And Done!
Initial Testing of Arduino IDE
Testing
To start you can use the prepared Arduino examples in File>Examples. Here, we are using the Blinking LED example.
/*
Blink
Turns on an LED on for one second, then off for one second, repeatedly.
Most Arduinos have an on-board LED you can control. On the UNO, MEGA and ZERO
it is attached to digital pin 13, on MKR1000 on pin 6. LED_BUILTIN takes care of using the correct LED pin whatever is the board used.
If you want to know what pin the on-board LED is connected to on your Arduino model, check
the Technical Specs of your board at https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Products
This example code is in the public domain.
modified 8 May 2014
by Scott Fitzgerald
modified 2 Sep 2016
by Arturo Guadalupi
*/
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
// initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}
// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
}Note
Then, just click upload.
Comments (9)
I don’t have a desktop interface.
How can we do these operations only through ssh.
Arduino need GUI to operate. Or use VNC.
this procedure was not working for me as I had to run the install.sh script with root privileges.
Yes. In order to use this method, you need to have root privileges.
I have a PI 400 and want to program an Arduino UNO.
Following these instructions leads me no where.
I followed them and have the Arduino icon on my desktop but in executing it … it goes no where.
Once by shear luck I got into it but then the com port was not connected… despite the UNO being on a USB port.
Hours spent trying to figure this out… but no luck .
Anyone… help me before I die of old age.
Bryan
I guess Rpi 64bit Bullseye is more secure and ran into issues of permission denied and need to stall with root permissions, so I use the terminal to
be able to use the ‘sudo’.
from what I read we should be installing programs in /opt .
Download the latest Arduino IDE to your downloads folder,
open terminal and enter
sudo tar -xvf ~/Downloads/arduino-1.8.19-linuxaarch64.tar.xz -C /opt
this will extract program in /opt/arduino-1.8.19
you can go look to verify, enter
cd /opt
ls
so I see a folder called ‘arduino-1.8.19’ which I do not like and want to rename before I run the install.sh
enter the following to rename folder (the -v is option, it enables feedback at terminal)
sudo mv -v /opt/arduino-1.8.19 /opt/Arduino
when happy with location of program then run the install
sudo /opt/Arduino/install.sh
Thanks for sharing your experience.
How do we remove it, as the installation seems to be corrupted after updating PI?
Hi,
You can just go to the folder where the Arduino IDE is installed and delete the whole folder.