Smart Cities - Arduino IDE installation

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Background

  • The default Arduino IDE installed on the Raspberry Pi is an older version.
  • This lesson explains how to install the latest version of the Arduino IDE.

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Upgrading the existing Raspbian Operating System

  • Firstly, using the Terminal on the Raspberry Pi, updated the software library with the command sudo apt-get update.

  • Upgrade the existing operating system and software with the command sudo apt-get full-upgrade -y
  • The upgrade may take 10 to 20 minutes.

Download Arduino IDE

  • We need to download the latest version of the Arduino IDE software compatible with the Raspberry Pi.
  • You can go directly the Arduino Download site and download the Linux ARM 32 bit version.
  • Alternatively, you can use the wget instruction.

== Download the Arduino IDE Software

  • Create a new folder for the Arduino IDE software.
  • In the Terminal enter the following commands.