writing user preferences to EEPROM from PC app without arduino IDE?

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i'm developing an app and every customer will have to define a set of preferences for their physical configuration. i'd prefer to do this in a user friendly windows app that talks directly to the arduino over the USB com port without the arduino IDE, since i don't want to make the whole thing too complicated for the user

is that possible? i know i could write a sketch to program the EEPROM, but then the user would have to learn the IDE, load up a preferences setup sketch, then load the main sketch back in, that's a lot to ask.

any ideas please?

thanks

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Yeah, it's possible. Most Arduino's just use serial (a serial port in Windows) to communicate to the Arduino. So if you write a Windows app what uses the serial port and lat the Arduino firmware (program) accept and parse that serial data and let it store to the EEPROM you're good. :slight_smile: