How to Upload an Arduino Sketch from Linux Terminal

In this tutorial I show you how to upload an Arduino sketch without the use of the Arduino IDE. If you're interested in using a different program to write your Arduino code, you need a way to upload it. The command line / terminal of a Linux or Mac computer allows you to do this easily. Or if your computer connected to the Arduino is remote (say a Raspberry Pi) you may not want to run a full fledged VNC server and instead want the ease of terminal access. Either way, this tutorial shows you how to upload a program to your Arduino from the terminal.

You can find this tutorial on my website at:

[aka_alperen]

i watched this video in 2020 but now i am writing a comment. simple and perfect solution. i owe you :)

[nagavarmadandu]

superb, perfect clarity to install and upload the sketch

[nonamebear]

I am so glad that you made this video. I was dreading staring at that white Arduino IDE to work on my QMK configs.

[victoryu]

This is exactly what I needed. So easy and to the point. Thanks and subbed!

[jonb]

Great video. Helped me set up remote updates for a project! Makes my job that much easier!

[LunaofSkyfold]

This was great, very clear for someone moderately new and inexperienced in the land of raspberry pi!

[andrikllkuzichkin]

Don't like video tutorials, but this is what I was looking for and found among the many lessons. Thank you!!!

[ErikBoesen]

Very nice video... but what kind of psychopath terminates lines with a space before the semicolon?? :)

[georgekot]

A big thumbs up for this video. You have saved me a ton of trouble while I learned many new things. Your video was to the point and with perfect narration. Informative and enjoyable at the same time. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

[joppekoers]

Thank you so much!!
Yesterday i tried the same with some other libary, took me 8 hours, and it still didn't work.
Your tutorial worked the first time and it only took me 10 minutes.

[romainmura]

Thank for this interesting Tutorial! Exactly what i need.

[raspicc]

many many many thanks, I'm really grateful. Greetings from Peru

[treebeard]

Great tutorial, even I could understand and make things work! A note though for anyone copying text off the video by eye; they are commas separating the settings not periods (they looked like periods on my screen), so it is pinMode (13, OUTPUT); etc. I guess my eyes are not so good. Failure to notice this will give a load of compile errors like "error: expected ‘)’ before numeric constant". Also, "pi" is the user's (i.e. Alexander's) name, so it is USER_LIB_PATH = I know these seem obvious, but this video will attract real 100% beginners, to whom nothing is obvious (yet).

[e]

really good video.
Also i can't help but notice your (i think ) engineer iron ring. I respect a lot this symbol. Thank you for wearing it.

[dhanushdazz]

This is awesome ! very helpful! thank you so much!

[radeonblue]

I would have enjoyed going through the same process but since compiling over and over seems to be more time consuming. But loved the way you did that with wonderful terminal.

[metalh]

Wow, thank you so much! Have my like.

[IGBeTix-Electronique]

Whouah ! Awesome ! I see that you use avr dude indirectly (with the "make" script). I suppose that the next episode will be "programming Uno with cpp11" (which is possible - few people know that). Thank's for all.

[Saturno..]

Great!!!!, thank you, this video is very very nice

[mlerp]

very nice, this will surely help me around automating my workflow, although i do still have one little problem; the Makefile doesnt seem to be able to load the libraries directory, it just outputs "no such file or directory" during compilation. any idea why is this ?