The Mega is compatible with most shields designed for the Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimila. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.
It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 14 can be used as PWM outputs), 16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. The Arduino Mega 2560 R3 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560. It makes a great controller board for RepRap.
Code samples in the guide are released into the public domain.The new Arduino Mega 2560 R3 is a microcontroller board which is an upgrade from the Arduino Mega. The text of the Arduino getting started guide is licensed under aĬreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
Or have a look to the tutorial pages that explain how to use the various features of your board.Įxamples for using various sensors and actuators Now that you have set up and programmed your Uno board, you may find inspiration in our Project Hub tutorial platform If you have problems, please see the troubleshooting suggestions. If it does, congratulations! Your board is up-and-running. If the upload is successful, the message "Done uploading." will appear in the status bar.Ī few seconds after the upload finishes, you should see the pin 13 (L) LED on the board start to blink (in orange). 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.