{"id":576,"date":"2014-07-03T11:41:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T09:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinusaur.org\/?page_id=576"},"modified":"2022-01-01T23:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:04:03","slug":"arduino-ide-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tinusaur.org\/archives\/arduino-ide-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Arduino IDE \u2013 Setup Guide (ARCHIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: There is an updated version of the Arduino Setup Guide<\/a> at our new website https:\/\/tinusaur.com\/guides\/arduino-ide-tinusaur-setup\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An updated<\/strong> version of the guide is available at Arduino IDE Setup<\/a> page. There is also the Arduino<\/a> page where we will post more information about working with the Arduino IDE. Below is the older version of the guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a short guide how to setup and use Arduino IDE<\/a> for programming the Tinusaur Board<\/a>  and the ATtiny85 microcontrollers<\/a> in general as well as some sample programs and some useful tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Note: This guide was tested under Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: The example source code was tested on ATtiny85 microcontroller installed on a Tinusaur Board and programmed using USBasp ISP programmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: This is not a guide how to use the Arduino IDE but rather how to setup one for use with A\u0422<\/span>tiny microcontrollers and specifically the Tinusaur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Arduino IDE is available for download at http:\/\/arduino.cc\/en\/main\/software<\/a> and the actual files are located at https:\/\/code.google.com\/p\/arduino\/downloads\/list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The file name should be something like this: arduino-X.X.X-windows.exe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the installation will be to install the “Arduino USB Driver”, so the operating system may ask (for security reasons) you if it should do so, choose “Install”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The installation creates a short-cut icon on the desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start the Arduino IDE to make sure it is installed properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arduino IDE comes with support for the most commonly used Atmel microcontrollers (ATtiny, ATmega, etc.) and boards (Arduino Uno, Arduino Nano, etc.) and the Tinusaur broads is not among them so additional tuning up is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setup the IDE for Tinusaur<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

There are 2 things that should be done: (1) add the ATtiny boards and the Tinusaur; and (2) setup the USBasp programmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding the ATtiny<\/span> Microcontrollers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the installation of the Arduino IDE in the “Documents” folder there should be a new “Arduino” subfolder. This is where all the Arduino sketches, libraries, definitions and other stuff resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ATtiny <\/span>microcontrollers are not part of the Arduino IDE by default so they should be added manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, download the https:\/\/github.com\/damellis\/attiny\/archive\/master.zip<\/a> file. These are some definitions as well as some C\/C++ header files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to add new boards to the IDE do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n