Getting Started with Arduino UNO R4 Minima

A step-by-step guide to install the board package needed for the UNO R4 Minima board.

To use the Arduino UNO R4 Minima board, you will need to install the UNO R4 Minima Board Package.

To install it, you will need a version of the Arduino IDE, which you can download from the Arduino Software page. In this guide, we will use the latest version of the IDE 2.

Software & Hardware Needed

You can also use the Web Editor which comes with all Arduino boards pre-installed.

Download & Install IDE

  1. First, we need to download the Arduino IDE, which can be done from the Arduino Software page.
  2. Install the Arduino IDE on your local machine.
  3. Open the Arduino IDE.

The Arduino IDE.
The Arduino IDE.

Install Board Package

To install the board package, open the "Board Manager" from the menu to the left. Search for UNO R4 Minima and install the latest version (or the version you want to use).

Install UNO R4 Minima boards package.
Install UNO R4 Minima boards package.

You should now be able to select your board in the board selector. You will need to have your board connected to your computer via the USB-C® connector at this point.

Arduino UNO R4 Minima board found.
Arduino UNO R4 Minima board found.

Congratulations, you have now successfully installed the UNO R4 Minima board package via the Arduino IDE.

Compile & Upload Sketches

To compile and upload sketches, you can use the:

  • Checkmark for compiling code.
  • Right arrow to upload code.

There are several examples available for the UNO R4 Minima board, which can be accessed directly in the IDE, through File > Examples. These examples can be used directly without external libraries.

UNO R4 Minima examples.
UNO R4 Minima examples.

Summary

In this tutorial, we have installed the UNO R4 Minima board package, using the Arduino IDE.

For any issues regarding the UNO R4 Minima board package, please refer to the Arduino Core for Renesas devices.

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