Arduino has started shipping its latest MKR board focusing on IOT development that integrates GSM module to arduino, I will explain how to install Arduino GSM MKR 1400 Board in Arduino IDE.
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Step 1 – Arduino IDE Download
Download latest Arduino IDE from the official website.
Click on the below link to download Arduino IDE[AdSense-A]
Step 2 – Installing Board in Arduino IDE
Now Start Arduino IDE. Wait for a few moments and the IDE will open up.
Go to File > Preferences
And Add the following link in “Additional Boards Manager URLs”
http://downloads.arduino.cc/packages/package_staging_index.json.
Now go to Tools > Boards > Boards Manager
Here on the top, you will see a search box. There, you type ‘Zero’, filter the results and you will see ‘Arduino SAMD Boards’ which contains Arduino GSM 1400.[AdSense-C] Click on the install button and it will automatically add board information to the IDE.
Step 3 – Test
Once the installation is complete, you can check whether the board is installed or not by checking the boards list.
Go to Tools>Boards and there you will see Arduino MKR GSM 1400
Step 4 – First Code Upload
Copy the below code and paste it in the IDE[AdSense-C]
void setup() {
pinMode(6, OUTPUT);
}
void loop()
{
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
delay(1000);
}
This is a simple code to blink your on board LED. Now connect the board to your computer, select the board and port to which it is connected and click on upload button.
This will compile and upload the code to the board. When the upload is finished, the on board LED will start to blink.
Source : https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/MKRGSM1400#toc4
