Smart Cities - Arduino IDE installation

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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Online Resources

• https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2020/12/install-arduino-ide-on-raspberry-pi/
• https://www.arduino.cc/en/software

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.