Installation Guide

Below is a list of steps to get you up and running with Arduino and the Little Robot Friends Library. If you prefer, a video guide is available as well:

Mac Installation Video Guide
Windows Installation Video Guide

1) Installing Arduino

This library is designed for use with the Arduino platform. If you haven't already, you can download the latest version of the Arduino IDE here: Arduino IDE Download Page

Please note: this library will not work with the online version of the Arduino IDE (Arduino Web Editor).

2) Installing the LRF Library

Once Arduino is installed, download a copy of the Little Robot Friend (LRF) Arduino library, here: LRF Arduino Library This should be extracted and placed inside the "hardware" folder which is inside the Arduino sketch folder. The "hardware" folder may not exist yet on your computer and you may have to manually create it.

The Arduino folder is usually located in your Documents folder, however you may have moved it to a custom location. In order to verify where your Arduino sketch folder is, you can check inside your Arduino preferences, look for "Sketchbook Location". There will be a directory listed.

If you currently have the Arduino IDE open while doing this, quit and reopen the application to refresh it.

3) Installing SAMD Boards

In the Arduino IDE, navigate to Tools -> Board: " " -> Boards Manager...

  1. In the search field, type in "SAMD".
  2. You should see "Arduino SAMD Boards (32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+)"
  3. Choose version 1.6.5 from the dropdown list on the left hand side.
  4. Click install.

4) Installing Driver (Windows 7 Only)

Windows 7 requires the additional step of installing the Little Robot Friends driver. This step is not required for Mac users or users of Windows 10 and Windows 8/8.1.

You can download the driver here:

Windows 7 LRF Driver

5) Confirm the Library is Installed

  1. Within the Arduino IDE, navigate to: Tools -> Board: " "
  2. From the list of available boards, select Little Robot Friends
  3. Now navigate to: File -> Examples -> LittleRobotFriends -> LRF_01-SetupAndLoop
  4. Connect your robot via USB and turn it on.
  5. Within the Arduino IDE, navigate to: Tools -> Port and select the port that shows "Little Robot Friends".
  6. Upload the code!

You should see the status in Arduino say "Compiling" and then "Uploading", with additional information being displayed in the console below. Once successfully completed, you should see "Done uploading". This confirms that the library and robot are successfully installed.