We'll outline the basics of the Arduino itself, what the crazy jumble of wires means, and then step through how to use other people's code and schematics to build your first electronics project ...

Why is everyone trying to change the language used for software development? When you build a C++ program there are two main stages. You compile the code using the compiler.

I’ve switched completely to using Eclipse for my Arduino projects. I was already comfortable with Eclipse for other projects so it felt good returning to it for the Arduino.

The Arduino Bootcamp will help you learn Arduino by walking you through more than a dozen projects from scratch.

The team explain a little more: “Every project is remote controlled using our Arduino-based bluetooth chip, the MakerConnect, and our iOS and Android apps.

For all its geeky attributes, the Arduino development software, known as Arduino IDE (integrated development environment) has never had a tool for compiling code in the command line.

Arduino Defined Arduino is described by its makers as “ an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software,” whatever that means.

Arduino simplifies things by only using just one coding language. Here's what you need to get started with developing software for the tiny device.