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UNODriverInstallation(Windows)

ThisistheprocedureforUNOArduino
WhenyouplugintheArduino,youmayhearasoundfromthecomputerandalittlepopupbubbleinthe
bottomrightcornerofthescreenthatsaysFoundNewHardwareArduinoUNO

Afterafewseconds,thenewhardwarewizardwillstart.Select"Nonotthistime"andclickNext>

Atthenextscreen,selectInstallfromalistorspecificlocation

AtthenextscreenmakesureIncludethislocationisselectedandbrowsetotheArduinoIDEfolderand
selectthedriversfolder.SelectthefolderandclickOK

Itshouldcopysomefilesandthencomeupwiththiswindow.ClickFinish

Almostimmediately,anotherwindowwillpopup,thistimeitwillbeawarning.ClickContinueAnyway

Anditshouldcompletesuccessfully!

Whenthecomputerisdonerebooting,makesuretheArduinoispluggedin(andthegreenlightislit).Go
totheDeviceManager(FromtheStartMenu,selectSettings>ControlPanel.Doubleclick
onSystemandselecttheHardwaretab.ThenclickontheDeviceManagerbutton)

LookforanentryunderPorts(COM&LPT)thatsaysUSBSerialPort(COM)theCOMnumbermay
varybutitshouldbesomethinglikeCOM3orCOM4.TheCOMstandsfor"communication",andeach
onehasauniquenumber,knownastheCOMPortnumber.InthiscasetheCOMPortnumberisCOM3.
Ifyoudon'tseetheCOMportverifytheArduinoispluggedin

FTDIDriverInstallation(Windows)
Ifyou'reusinganolderpreUNOarduino,you'llhavetoinstalltheFTDIdriver.
WhenyouplugintheArduino,youmayhearasoundfromthecomputerandalittlepopupbubbleinthe
bottomrightcornerofthescreenthatsaysFoundNewHardwareFT232RUSBUART

Afterafewseconds,thenewhardwarewizardwillstart.Select"Nonotthistime"andclickNext>

Atthenextscreen,selectInstallfromalistorspecificlocation

AtthenextscreenmakesureIncludethislocationisselectedandbrowsetothefolderthatcontainsthe
driveryoudownloaded.SelectthefolderandclickOK

Itshouldcopysomefilesandthencomeupwiththiswindow.ClickFinish

Almostimmediately,anotherwindowwillpopup,thistimeitwillsayUSBSerialPort.Asbefore,
clickInstallfromalistorspecificlocation

Browsetothesamefolderagain...

Anditshouldcompletesuccessfully!

Youmayneedtorebootthecomputer.

Whenthecomputerisdonerebooting,makesuretheArduinoispluggedin(andthegreenlightislit).Go
totheDeviceManager(FromtheStartMenu,selectSettings>ControlPanel.Doubleclick
onSystemandselecttheHardwaretab.ThenclickontheDeviceManagerbutton)

LookforanentryunderPorts(COM&LPT)thatsaysUSBSerialPort(COM)theCOMnumbermay
varybutitshouldbesomethinglikeCOM3orCOM4.TheCOMstandsfor"communication",andeach
onehasauniquenumber,knownastheCOMPortnumber.InthiscasetheCOMPortnumberisCOM3.
Ifyoudon'tseetheCOMportverifytheArduinoispluggedin,andcheckthatyouinstalledtheVCPFTDI
driver.

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