Wait a few seconds - you should see the RX and TX leds on the board flashing. Now, simply click the 'Upload' button in the environment. Reconnect the board and select that serial port. To find out, you can disconnect your board and re-open the menu the entry that disappears should be the Arduino board. This is likely to be COM3 or higher ( COM1 and COM2 are usually reserved for hardware serial ports). Select the serial device of the board from the Tools | Serial Port menu. You have a Mega2560, therefore it has an ATmega2560 microcontroller, selected by default as processor. You'll need to select the entry in the Tools > Board menu that corresponds to your Arduino board. Open the LED blink example sketch: File > Examples >01.Basics > Blink. The green power LED (labelled PWR) should go on. Connect the board to your computer using the USB cable. The Mega2560 automatically draw power from either the USB or an external power supply. The USB connection with the PC is necessary to program the board and not just to power it up. If you want to program your Arduino Mega 2560 while offline you need to install the Arduino Desktop IDE Connect your boardĬonnect your Mega2560 board with an A B USB cable sometimes this cable is called a USB printer cable

Use your Arduino Mega 2560 on the Arduino Desktop IDE Follow this simple guide to start coding on the browser and upload your sketches onto your board. The Arduino Web Editor is hosted online, therefore it will always be up-to-date with the latest features and support for all boards. All Arduino boards, including this one, work out-of-the-box on the Arduino Web Editor, you only need to install Arduino Create Agent to get started.

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