You will need to log out and log in again for this change to take effect. Now we just need to add our user to the group: The data we need is 'dialout' (is the group owner of the file). The '0' at the end of ACM might be a different number, or multiple entries might be returned. If you get this error, you need to set serial port permission.Ĭrw-rw- 1 root dialout 188, 0 5 apr 23.01 ttyACM0 It might happen that when you upload a sketch - after you have selected your board and the serial port -, you get an error Error opening serial port. When the Arduino Software (IDE) is properly installed you can go back to the Getting Started Home and choose your board from the list on the right of the page. You should find a new icon on your desktop. install.sh and wait for the process to finish. If you don't find the option to run the script from the contextual menu, you have to open a Terminal window and move into the arduino-1.6.x folder. The installation process will quickly end and you should find a new icon on your desktop. Right click on it and choose Run in Terminal from the contextual menu. Open the arduino-1.6.x folder just created by the extraction process and spot the install.sh file. The file is compressed and you have to extract it in a suitable folder, remembering that it will be executed from there. Clicking on the chosen version brings you to the donation page and then you can either open or save the file. It is very important that you choose the right version for your Linux distro. You can choose between the 32, 64 and ARM versions. Get the latest version from the download page. There are no specific instructions needed for the different distributions of Linux (e.g. The Linux build of the Arduino Software (IDE) comes in different packages depending on your system architecture. This document explains how to install the Arduino Software (IDE) on Linux machines. Install the Arduino Software (IDE) on Linux

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