evive Arduino IDE Tutorials
  1. Getting Started with evive
  2. evive – Plug and Play: Part 1
  3. evive – Plug and Play Part 2
  4. Getting Started with Arduino IDE
  5. Arduino Sketch: Structure and Flow
  6. Arduino IDE: Variables
  7. Arduino IDE: Arithmetic Operators
  8. Arduino IDE: Comparison or Relational Operator
  9. Arduino IDE: Boolean or Logical Operators
  10. Arduino IDE: Conditional (if-else-if) Statements
  11. Arduino IDE: Increment & Decrement Operator
  12. Arduino IDE: for Loop
  13. Arduino IDE: while Loop
  14. How to Install evive Library in Arduino IDE
  15. Getting Started with TFT Display
  16. Print Variables on evive TFT Display Line by Line
  17. How to Manipulate Text on evive TFT Display | Arduino IDE
  18. How to Draw Shapes on TFT Display
  19. Digital I/O Pins and LEDs in evive
  20. Digital Input Tutorial on evive with Arduino IDE
  21. How to use a Tactile Switch with evive
  22. How to use evive’s Slide Switch | Arduino IDE
  23. evive’s Analog Input Pins to Read Data | Arduino IDE
  24. How to configure the HC05 Bluetooth Module using AT Commands
  25. How to generate Analog Output at Digital Pins using PWM
  26. Using the 5-Way Navigation Key on evive | Arduino IDE
  27. Servo Motor with evive | Arduino IDE
  28. Working with Touch Sensors in Arduino IDE with evive
  29. Working with the Real Time Clock (RTC) on evive | Arduino IDE
  30. Using a Digital Capacitive Touch Sensor with evive
  31. Interrupts In evive: Explained with Example
  32. Hex Keyboard Interfacing with evive
  33. HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Tutorial with evive | Arduino IDE
  34. Light Sensor (LDR) with evive | Arduino IDE
  35. Introduction to Using a Key Switch Module KY-004 with evive
  36. Intrface Raindrop Sensor with evive | Arduino IDE
  37. Interfacing the KY-011 2-Color LED Module with evive
  38. Interfacing KY-009 RGB Module with evive
  39. Driving a Unipolar Stepper Motor with Arduino and evive
  40. How to Interface the GY-521 Module with evive
  41. Digital Clock Using TM1637 Display and RTC PCF8563
  42. Working with the KY-003 Hall Magnetic Sensor using evive
  43. Interfacing LM-35 Temperature Sensor with evive
  44. Controlling a Water Pump with evive

Getting Started with Arduino IDE

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Description
This tutorial discusses how to install Arduino IDE in Windows, Mac & Linux, and configure Arduino to upload programs (evive Firmware) in evive.

Introduction

Arduino IDE is an open source software for writing code and uploading it to the Arduino board. It runs on different operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The environment is written in Java and is based on Processing and other open-source software.

evive Tips and Tricks
Since evive has an Arduino Mega at its heart, you can use this software for writing programs for different projects and uploading them onto evive.

Out of the three choices below, click on the option that matches up with your operating system, or you can simply skip to your operating system further in the tutorial.

How to install Arduino IDE

Windows

You can choose between the Installer (.exe) and the Zip packages. Arduino suggests that you use the Installer package as it directly installs 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, however, useful if you want to create a portable installation.

  • For Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP when using Windows Installer package

          Follow the steps below to install Arduino IDE on your laptop/desktop:

  1. Go to the Arduino download page (www.arduino.cc) and download the latest version of the Arduino software.
  2. When the download is finished, run arduino-1.8.5-windows.exe  file and click on I Agree.
  3. Choose the components to install (It is recommended to install all components).
  4. Choose the Destination Folder (It is recommended to install in the default folder).
  5. The process will extract and install all the required files to execute properly the Arduino Software (IDE).
  6. Close the installation window when it’s complete.

The installation process is now complete. Click here to proceed further.

  • For Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP when using Windows ZIP file (non-admin)

        Follow the steps below to install Arduino IDE on your laptop/desktop:

  1. Go to the Arduino download page and download the Zip package of the latest version of Arduino IDE for Windows.
  2. When the download is finished, unzip it and open up the Arduino folder to confirm that yes, there are some files and sub-folders inside. DO NOT move any file around; the folder structure is VERY important.
  3. Power up your evive by connecting it to your computer with a USB cable. You should see the Pin 13 LED light up.
  4. Move the Arduino application into your Applications folder.

The installation process is complete. Click here to proceed further.

Mac

  1. Go to the Arduino download page and download the latest version of the Arduino software for Mac.
  2. When the download is finished, unzip it and open up the Arduino folder to confirm that yes, there are some files and sub-folders inside. DO NOT move any file around; the folder structure is VERY important.
  3. Power up your evive by connecting your evive to your computer with a USB cable. You should see the Pin 13 LED light up.
  4. Move the Arduino application into your Applications folder.

The installation process is complete. Click here to proceed further.

Linux

For installing Arduino IDE in any of the versions of Linux given below, click on the respective version and follow the steps.

evive Library Installation on Arduino IDE

  • Download evive library for Arduino IDE from here.
  • Plug one end of the USB cable provided into evive, and the other end into a USB jack of your computer.
  • Open Arduino IDE and navigate to “Sketch>>Include Library >>Add .ZIP Library” in Menu Bar.

  • On selecting “Add .ZIP Library” a dialog box as shown below appears.

  • From your computer select the downloaded evive.zip file and then click on “Open”.
  • On selecting “Open”, if zip file of  evive library is added successfully then following message appears on Arduino IDE.

    Upload Firmware to evive.

  • After successful installation of evive library, the procedure for uploading code on evive with help of Arduino IDE is explained below.
  • Here example code of evive Firmware will be uploaded on evive.
  • Navigate to  “File >> Examples>>evive>>eviveFirmware” in Menu Bar.
  • After selecting the example of eviveFirmware goto “Tools>>Board” and select “Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega2560″. This also sets Processor to  Processor:”ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)”.

  • Again navigate to Tools>>Port and select the serial port from the list of serial ports available. The serial port selected should be the one that has “Arduino Mega or Mega 2560” written in brackets.
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Note: The port submenu will be active only if evive is plugged in and the driver was successfully installed by your operating system. Please see the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
  • Once the right Port is selected, the “Board” and “Port” name appears on the right hand lower corner of Arduino IDE screen.
  • Now click on “Upload” Button to upload code to evive.
  • As upload button is clicked following screens appear on Arduino IDE .

  • After the firmware code is uploaded successfully evive menu appears on evive screen.TFT Displa with Menu

Basic Functionality

Components Required: evive

  • Using the joystick (5-way Navigation key), you can scroll across the menu items by toggling the switch up or down, go to the appropriate sub-menu (or select the menu function) by toggling the switch right or revert back to the previous menu using the left key. Pressing the switch in the center returns you to the main menu.
  • Toggle the switch down until you reach the “user-defined program” (gets highlighted) and then toggle the switch right.
  • The screen now shows a semi-circular meter, and the orange LED marked Pin 13 starts blinking periodically.
  • Slowly turn the knob marked 1 and observe the frequency of the LED’s blinking increase.
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