hello all, I have clearly read way too much and now i just need to ask because im clearly confused, i have altered a sketch but i now want to learn to create them. what program should i be using ?
In the Arduino IDE you select File->New to create a new, empty, sketch. Then you start writing. A good place to start is to copy the code from File->Examples->01.Basics->BareMinimum:
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
}
void loop() {
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
}
Thanks a ton ! im not sure how i ended up geting so confused and i spent more than a day downloading cygwin and other stuff to support it. i've altered a few sketches to change options or features for my aero board but i really didnt think i could just open the ide and go HAM! and really why wouldnt arduino have it's own sketch creator duh !!!! i've wasted 48 hrs...i'll never get back =( thanks again !