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2020-05-07 8:56 am
When you open a new file in the Arduino IDE, they give you a setup() and a loop() function for you to fill in the blanks. How often do you call Serial.begin() so that you can monitor your program? Yes, me too, all the time. That's why I have a personal starter.ino file.
It has all of the header information waiting to be filled in, with commands to get the Serial.com started and to send messages to the user that a com line was established and that the program has begun running. It's all there for me at the beginning, so I don't have to retype and retype and...
I've attached my starter file if anyone is interested in what I'm talking about. Create your own. Works for me.
Take care!
2020-05-07 1:57 pm
This is a great idea. Can you tell me where you store it so it gets loaded when you do a new project?
Pat Wicker (Portland, OR, USA)
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2020-05-07 2:09 pm
I keep it in my Arduino folder, along with my other current projects.
I simply open this file instead of "New" from the menu.
I then rename it before modifying so it stays in its original form.
Easy peasy.
2020-07-21 4:43 am
I'm still surprised we're still using the Arduino IDE to write code. I miss so many of the features I use in my other non-arduino projects when using IntelliJ. It is hard to believe that with such an active community there isn't a better / more featured toolchain to develop on this platform.
2020-11-07 7:12 am
There are other options out there... but the Arduino IDE is just so convenient for its built in package manager and seemingly universal support.
For larger projects, though, something like PlatformIO with a decent project editor is pretty convenient.
"A resistor makes a lightbulb and a capacitor makes an explosion when connected wrong"
"There are two types of electrical engineers, those intentionally making antennas and those accidentally doing so."
2020-11-07 5:17 pm
I have used PlatforIO, and VSCode is now rumored to work on the Pi, as well as Eclipse, and XOD is definitely interesting
Xod and Arduino IDE is sorta limited to Arduino type thingies, whereas PlatformIO, VSCode and Eclipse are a bit more versatile
On the other hand, I couldn't program my way out of a paper bag, so the smart people don't listen to me
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