Difference between revisions of "NeoPixel Workshop Instructions"

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Download and install the Arduino IDE V 1.8.5 (or newer).
 
Download and install the Arduino IDE V 1.8.5 (or newer).
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'''Do not download/install the web IDE!'''  
  
 
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software   
 
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software   
  
There are some step by step instructions here https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage
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There are some step by step instructions here: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage
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Download and install the CH340 USB drivers for the Arduino clones:
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https://sparks.gogo.co.nz/ch340.html
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Note:  The CH340 chip is a USB to serial chip used frequently on Arduino clones.  Official Arduinos use the FTDI chip.  Those drivers are included in the Arduino software install.

Revision as of 11:37, 10 November 2017

This is the instruction page for the NeoPixel Workshop ran by Andy Miller on 11/11/17

Software to install

You will need to install the following programs and drivers

Download and install the Arduino IDE V 1.8.5 (or newer).

Do not download/install the web IDE!

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

There are some step by step instructions here: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage


Download and install the CH340 USB drivers for the Arduino clones:

https://sparks.gogo.co.nz/ch340.html

Note: The CH340 chip is a USB to serial chip used frequently on Arduino clones. Official Arduinos use the FTDI chip. Those drivers are included in the Arduino software install.