

If you are at the beginner stage I would point you towards googling "getting started with Arduino" and taking it from there. If you don't have either yet, I would advise looking into the Arduino or similar to get started. If you are working from a home computer with an internet connection and your computer has USB ports your good to go. If you are operating on an office computer i. Note : Yes, Eclipse can be used to program the Arduino - however the set up for this is slightly more complex and the specifics of using Arduino in Eclipse will not be covered here. More generally speaking, moving to a fully featured IDE like eclipse is a step up from less full featured environments.

Eclipse can help with these otherwise tedious tasks and more. If you want to take some code and wrap it in a method, you have to do it by hand. For example, the Arduino development environment only lets you work in one file at a time. I will also provide a quick run through uploading to your MCU and I will briefly cover some of the cool feature Eclipse has to offer.ĭid you use this instructable in your classroom? Add a Teacher Note to share how you incorporated it into your lesson.
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In this instructable I will show you how to install and configure Eclipse to program AVR micro controllers aka. By using an IDE you will be able to work easier and work with a range of tools inside the same program.

If your looking for a free, cross platform, high quality piece of software for programming AVRs Eclipse is a good choice. Programming AVRs is fun, but sometimes the manufacturers development environments make code maintenance a chore.
