Getting started with Installation of Arduino 1.6.3 software for Arduino UNO board on windows7

Open the following link http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Website Page

Download Windows Zip file.
Connect your Arduino board to your PC via USB.Windows will install drivers.

If it fail to update,then click on device manager from the start menu.
Select Other Devices tab where you can find Arduino UNO name,Right click on it and then choose the option Update Driver Software.

Install driver software manually.

Browse for the driver folder which can be available in the downloaded Arduino software folder.

Once installation is done.open device manager and check for COM port number.

COM20 is used to set in the software in the latter stage.

Now open Arduino IDE software by double clicking .exe application.

start page will display as follows

Click on the tools in order to set the name of the board(Arduino UNO) which we are using.

Include COM20 port as well.

As the whole process is completed,it is the time to load a program to upload into the arduino board.

Now lets check whether the software is installed correctly or not with a simple LED blink program(ON/OFF LED for every 1sec).

Open file->Examples->01.Basics->Blink

Then program will be loaded.

click on verify and upload options as shown below

                              

Check out these videos for better understanding.

What is Arduino?[In Simple Language]

• It is basically a simple microcontroller board in which code(program or sketch) is written on it based on our requirement.
• There are many different boards available,out of which Arduino UNO board is mostly used as it is simple and easy to use for beginners.

                                             ARDUINO UNO BOARD

The Arduino Uno is a board based on the ATmega328 microcontroller operates at a voltage of 5V .It consists of           

1. 14 DIgital I/O pins(6 can be used as PWM output)
2. 6 Analog input pins
3. SRAM=2KB
4. EEEPROM=1KB
5. Flash memeory =32KB(Bootloader uses 0.5KB)
6. 16 MHz clock speed ceramic resonator,
7. Voltage regulator with 5V Output
8. USB connection,
9. Power jack,
10. ICSP header, and
11. Reset button.

• 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 it started.
• In order to burn(write a code on) the microcontroller,arduino software should be installed in computer.
• The Arduino programming Integrated Development Environment(IDE) software is used for coding which supports for C and C++ programming languages.
• This IDE converts the program into machine language or microcontroller understandable language.
• Once the program is loaded into the board through computer,arduino will perform the task specified in the program.

Coming up with Arduino related stuff soon.......

BASIC ELECTRICAL TERMS

CONDUCTOR: WHICH ALLOWS ELECTRIC CURRENT OR ELECTRIC CHARGE TO PASS INTO IT.

                                    EX:COPPER,

                                           ALUMINIUM,

                                           SILVER,

                                           WATER,

                                            IRON,

                                            MERCURY,

                                            CARBON,

                                            STEEL,

                                            GOLD,

                                            BRASS,

                                            SATURATED SALT WATER.

INSULATOR: MATERIAL WHICH OFFERS HIGH RESISTANCE FOR THE ELECTRIC CHARGE TO FLOW.

                                 EX:GLASS,

                                        MICA,

                                       QUARTZ,

                                       DRY AIR,

                                       WOOD,

                                       RUBBER,

                                       PORCELAIN,

                                       PLASTIC,

                                       DISTILLED WATER.

SEMICONDUCTOR: IN SIMPLE DEFINITION IT CAN BE USED AS CONDUCTOR AS WELL AS INSULATOR BASED ON SOME CONDITIONS
ITS CONDUCTIVITY LIES BTW CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR.

                               EX:SILICON,

                                     GERMANIUM,

                                     ARSENIC.

                                     GALLIUM ARSENIDE