This is for questions about the official IDE. The open-source IDE makes it easy to write code and upload it to any Arduino board. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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Why does opening the Tools menu take so long?
Every time I open the Tools menu, the IDE freezes for a few seconds. Why is that? It happens on both of my computers, and nothing I do makes a difference in how long it takes. I've tried restarting ...
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Why does my Arduino IDE hang/crash so often?
I've traditionally used a text editor with avr-gcc and makefiles for working with Arduino boards. I'm now trying to develop projects for the wider Arduino user-base, so I am trying to use the Arduino ...
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Why does starting the serial monitor restart the sketch?
If I upload any sketch that sends serial data, I immediately see the TX/RX LEDs flash once the sketch is uploaded. If I then start the serial monitor, the sketch appears to restart.
A bare minimum ...
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Why can't I declare a class in another tab in Arduino IDE?
I wanted to move some of my code out into a second tab in the Arduino IDE, to keep things better organised. At first, I only tried moving a function, and it seemed to work fine. I could call the ...
