Steren ARD-020 Manual De Instrucciones página 37

You need to download an additional hardware to set the circuit. You will need
a USB cable for programming it and if you want to be able to run your project
when you are not near your computer, you will need an adapter current AC-DC or
battery and cable. You will fi nd these components on Steren.
Shields
A shield is an additional circuit to your Arduino board. Usually, a shield is placed
over the base Arduino, connects with its I/O pins and allows the Arduino specialize
by adding additional capabilities, or providing a more convenient interface for
your project. For example, a shield could allow to integrate a GPS chip or an SD
card to your project. Some shields can be stacked one on top of the other, to add
several additional functions.
ARDUINO PROGRAMMING
1. Download the Arduino development environment and install it on your PC. The
environment is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and includes everything
you need to begin programming.
2. Connect the Arduino to the computer and (if you are using a Windows machine)
wait for the drivers to be installed.
3. When you start using the Arduino editor, you need to confi gure in the Tools
menu at the top of the editor, the card and serial port options; in the fi rst, select
the bought Arduino model. In the second select the port at which the Arduino
is connected to. If you have questions about this port, simply disconnect the
Arduino and the option that disappears is your port.
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