1. Download.
A. Official Website Download.
1. Open the official Arduino website in your browser: https://www.arduino.cc/ (English site, there is an option to switch to Chinese at the end of the page).
2. Go to SOFTWARE—DOWNLOADS.
3. Enter the “DOWNLOADS” page, scroll down the page, and find the download interface for the IDE. (The top of the page has a link to the online editor).
①: Download the exe version of the Arduino IDE. (It is recommended to download this version for the first installation, as it can automatically install commonly used hardware drivers).
②: Download the zip compressed package. (Portable, no installation required, just unzip and open arduino.exe to use).
③: For Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, download from the app store. (Open the built-in system app store and search; this method will not be specifically introduced).
4. Below is an example of downloading the exe version of the Arduino IDE. Click “Windows Installer, for Windows XP and up” to enter an open-source software donation page.
5. Click “JUST DOWNLOAD” to start the download.
6. If you want to sponsor the open-source cause of Arduino, you can choose an amount and click “CONTRIBUTE & DOWNLOAD” to donate (only supports credit cards and PayPal).
B. Download from Baidu Cloud.
1. Open the blog of Huapidan DIY, Arduino IDE download page: http://www.huapidan.cn/67.html
2. Find the required version, copy the Baidu Cloud link to the browser, enter the extraction code, and you can enter the cloud disk to download.
2. Installation.
1. After downloading, you will get the installation file for arduino1.8.X-windows. Double-click the exe installation file to start the installation.
2. Click “I Agree” to agree to the installation.
3. Select all the components to install. Click “NEXT” (the options from top to bottom are: install Arduino software; install USB driver; create start menu shortcut; create desktop shortcut; associate INO files).
4. Select the installation path. It is recommended to use the default. Click “INSTALL”.
5. The software will start installing.
6. During the installation process, several dialog boxes may pop up (different for each computer). Pay attention to the checked boxes and click install.
7. When the blue progress bar is full, a “Completed” prompt will appear. Click the “Close” button to close the dialog box, and the installation is complete.
8. Double-click the icon of arduino IDE on the desktop to open the software.
9. The interface of arduino IDE after the first opening.
Thus, the installation is complete, enjoy with Arduino~!
PS: A little tip from the Arduino official website!
The Arduino official website is a purely English website, but in the “Software” section, there is an option for a Chinese page.
Select “中文 (CHINESE)” and the entire page will change to Chinese.
At this point, clicking any version of the download will directly start the download without showing any donation page.
For this little tip, the author can only smile…
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