Arduboy Classic Library

This documentation provides provides instructions for installing and using the Arduboy Classic library, which is compatible with the Arduino 1.0.x platform, and is fully compatible with release 1.1 of the Arduboy Library.

About the Library

The Arduboy Classic Library provides a programming interface for the creation of games and applications that run on the Arduboy handheld device. The Arduboy is supported by the Arduino platform and is powered by an Atmel ATmega32u4 MCU.

More information can be found at https://arduboy.com.

Using the Library

To use the Arduboy library, it must be installed and then included in your project.

Installing Arduboy Classic Library

There are several ways to install the Arduboy Classic Library for use in your projects. The recommended method, and easiest to use when getting started, or when making simple apps, is through the Arduino IDE.

Adruino IDE - Recommended

After installing the Arduino Classic IDE, the Arduboy Classic Library can be added to the Arduino 1.0.x IDE through the main menu under Sketch > Import Library > Add Library....

Select a local zip file of the Arduboy Classic library. Instructions for downloading the Arduboy Classic archive can be found in the next section.

Download an Archive

Archived versions of the 1.1.0 release of the Arduboy Library can be downloaded and uncompressed. See the sub-section Where to Install, found at the bottom of this section.

Downloads (zip) (tar.gz)

Use Source Management (Git)

Install the library by cloning its repository. This will put you on the master branch, which is the newest version of the library.

git clone https://github.com/Arduboy/Arduboy-Classic.git

Where to Install

The library should be installed into your user's home Arduino libraries directory. Refer to the following list for the location of the Arduino libraries folder.

Linux

/home/username/Documents/Arduino/libraries

Mac

/Users/username/Documents/Arduino/libraries

Windows

C:\Users\username\My Documents\Arduino\libraries

If you don't find the libraries folder in one of the above locations, you can determine its location using the navigation menu File > Preferences. In the Settings tab will be a Sketchbook location: field. The libraries folder will be in the folder set in this field.

Including the Arduboy Library

To use the Arduboy library in your own sketches, include the Arduboy.h header file. To do so, add the following line to the top of your .ino file.

#include <Arduboy.h>

You can have the Arduino IDE add #include "Arduboy.h" to your sketch automatically by using the navigation menu Sketch > Include Library > Arduboy.

Board Selection

Select the Leonardo board as the target platform.

Examples

Example games and source can be found in the examples directory.

Playing Examples

Find and play an example by opening it through the Arduino IDE, compiling, and uploading the example to the Arduboy. Examples can be found in the Arduino IDE in the navigation menu under, File > Examples > Arduboy > Example_Name.

Running on a Development Board

To run this library on a development Arduboy board, edit core/core.h so that #define AB_DEVKIT is uncommented and #define ARDUBOY_10 is commented out.

//#define ARDUBOY_10   // compile for the production Arduboy v1.0
#define AB_DEVKIT      // compile for the official dev kit

Sketches Already Including the Arduboy Library

Sketches that include copies of the Arduboy library may not compile if the Arduboy library has been installed system wide. In these cases the Arduino compiler will try and link the system Arduboy library source with the local header file, which can cause compilation errors if the local library source differs from the system's Arduboy source.

To compile sketches that have included copies of the Aruboy Library,

• Remove the local Arduboy.cpp and Arduboy.h files and try recompiling. This will only work in some cases.

OR,

• Rename Arduboy.h to CustomArduboy.h (or a similar name) and add, #include "CustomArduboy.h" to the sketch's .ino file.