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Introduction
Ah yes, it is finally time to make your Arduino do something! We're going to start with the classic hello world! of electronics, a blinking light.
This lesson will basically get you up and running using the Arduino software and uploading a sketch to the Arduino board. Once you've completed this step we can continue to the really exciting stuff, which is when we start writing our own sketches!
These instructions mostly show Windows software. Except when indicated, the software (should be) identical on all platforms. Linux will be added once I figure out how to get it working (yay)
Do you have everything you need?
Not much is needed for this lesson, just a USB cable and an Arduino.If you have an older Arduino you may also need an LED. Any LED is fine as long as it looks sorta like the photo, with a plastic bulb and two legs
Make sure you've gone through Lesson 0 first!
 | Assembled Arduino board, preferrably a Diecimila (or whatever the latest version is) | Adafruit | $35 |
 | USB Cable. Standard A-B cable is required. Any length is OK. |
