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  1. Plug the USB cable into both the Arduino board and the computer.
     
  2. Open the Arduino software on the computer.
     
  3. Maximize the Arduino software window.
     
  4. In the menu bar, go to Tools > Port and click COM# with “Arduino/Genuino Uno” next to it (if two #’s have “Arduino/Genuino Uno” next to it, choose the larger one).

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As with the other Arduino activities, the Arduino software will be used to send instructions to the Arduino board to make the Servos move. Each time the Arduino software is used, be sure the Arduino board is connected to the correct port.

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You can again refer to the texting analogy, The first thing to do is open the program and tell it where the code will be sent once it is written.  

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Troubleshooting
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The sketch has code already

  1. To get a new Arduino sketch window, go to File>New

No COM# with "Arduino/Genuino Uno"

  1. Check that the USB is plugged all the way into both the Arduino board and the USB port on the computer.
  2. Click out of menu bar and try again. Sometimes it takes a few moments for a computer to recognize a new device).
  3. Try unplugging and re-plugging in the USB cable.
  4. Try a plugging into a different USB port on the computer
  5. Try restarting the Arduino software.
  6. Try a new Arduino Uno board.
  7. Try a different USB cable.
  8. Try a different computer.
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