

Select File > PreferencesĪnd tick the box Use external editor. If you have a favourite text editor, you can use it instead of the built-in editor. Port should be available and showing a new port. Go back to the main menu and select Tools again. If Port is greyed out, that’s OK, if not and anyĬOM (serial) ports are listed, make a note of which they are. Make sure you restart the Arduino IDE after installing the drivers.

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If you are using the OpenEnergyMonitor USB to serial UART Programmer sold before January, 2021, follow these instructions: to install the drivers. If you are using the OpenEnergyMonitor USB to serial UART Programmer, do not follow the instructionsįor installing the drivers on the Arduino website, instead download the drivers from When the installation finishes, the progress bar will show “Completed”. Purposes, you do not need to install the USB driver, you will later need to install the Future Technology Devices International or the Silicon Labs drivers. Part way through the installation, it will ask for the components to install. Double-click on that file and allow it to install in This will download a file with a name like “arduino-1.8.3-windows.exe” (the name will changeĭepending on the version) to your usual location.

Be sure to readĭownload the latest Arduino IDE (use your favourite search engine on “Arduino IDE”) and click on In the 'Get Started' part of their website. Arduino themselves have a wealth of information on installing the IDE on most operating systems
