How to get Arduino Mega 2560 R3 to work in Windows 7

Things you will need:

  1. Arduino Mega 2560 R3: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega2560 ($50).
  2. USB A to B Cable (Dollar Tree? $1).
  3. Arduino SDK: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software (Free).
  4. State of the art computer running: Windows 7 (You have one right?).
  5. Beer  ICEE! (Must have…. Ohh and buy me one *Donate*).

 

First you will need to Download the SDK Go to their site and find it… (Make sure its for Windows 7).
Next you will need to unzip it I put it in “My Documents” folder.
Then after that do the following witch I have spent the last 30 mins making….. (So… Much time….).

 

Open up Control panel and click on: Control Panel > Hardware and Sound.

Control Panel > Hardware and Sound Image

 

Then with Device Manager is open click on: Device Manager > Other devices > Unknown device > Properties.

Device Manager > Other devices > Unknown device > Properties

Now with Unknown device Properties open click on: Driver Tab > Update Driver.

Driver Tab > Update Driver

When the next window opens pick: Browse my computer for driver software.

Browse my computer for driver software

At this window you will enter the path to the arduino/drivers/ folder in your “My Documents” folder.

Enter Your arduino folder with the drivers path

Poor windows Security just click:  Install this driver software anyways.

It's Trusted software let it install

Yay… Achievement unlocked: Click Close!

Hit Close

Open up arduino.exe (It’s in the folder… in ”My Documents/arduino/”).

Next go to:  Tools > Board   and click on:  Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK

Tools > Board > Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK

On this screen we are going to open a Example….

File > Examples > 1. Basics > Blink

Time for Compile…..

Sketch > Verify / Compile

Achievement unlocked: You have compiled goodness(TM)….

Now You are Mr. l337 Haxor will rulz the worlds….

Samson C01U Driver / SoftPre Amp

I just won a bid on EBay …So what did I get?? I got a new Microphone its a Samson C01U – USB Studio Condenser Microphone very great mic with great… great reviews.

So the only thing todo is… Play the EBay “Shipping wait game”(TM)  So after reading as much about this mic…  People kept talking about this “SoftPre AMP” and how it makes the mic sound soo much better,  Now the mic I got does not have the CD, So I had to download the SoftPre AMP witch I can’t find on there website at: http://www.samsontech.com/samson/products/microphones/usb-microphones/c01u/

 

So I found it online… :D  So… here it is: Samson Softpre AMP For Windows XP and Windows 7 (Take note that it says winxp but it works for win7 too)

Anyway have fun!

Ohh about the Mic I don’t have it yet I’ll do a Blog Post about it!  In-till then… Here is some sexiness!

 

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