Install Arduino IDE
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The goal of this step is to install Arduino IDE and open it successfully.
Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is the software used to write and upload code to the Arduino. It is available from here:
If you already have the IDE installed, make sure it is up to date.
Follow this order:
Download the latest Arduino IDE from the official link above.
Install it.
Open Arduino IDE after installation.
Approve the first-run prompts for drivers and libraries.
When complete, the IDE should open and look similar to the image below:

After this, continue to the programming step.
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