Robot Club
Files for the programming tutorial: nurobotics_tutorial.zip
Download and install Arduino from http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software. Run the program to see how it looks. Open an example from
File->Examples->01.Basics->Blink.
All Arduino code has two main functions: setup() and loop(). In Blink, setup() makes pin 13 an output, and loop() makes an LED on pin 13 blink once per second. We'll go over it in more detail. Close the program for now.
We are programming a slightly different chip, so download the extra
parts file from
https://github.com/damellis/attiny/ (Download ZIP button).
Unzip the folder, rename it "hardware" and add it to the folder
...documents/arduino/.
The RGB LEDs on the tutorial board use a special library called "Neopixel." Download the Neopixel library from
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel
Unzip the folder, rename it "Adafruit_NeoPixel", and add the folder to
...documents/library/ (library might not exist, so make it there)