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-====== ​What is a Library? ====== +====== ​Moved! ======
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-Libraries are great places, and not yet illegal in the United StatesIf you ever need to learn how to do something, like say fix a motorcycle, you can go to your local library and take out a book. Sure you could buy the book but the library is nice because as a resource you can get the book whenever you need it, keeping your house uncluttered. +
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-Software Libraries are very similar. We already studied what a procedure is, in [[http://​www.ladyada.net/​learn/​arduino/​lesson3.html|lesson 3]]: a procedure is a list of things to do. A library is a big collection of procedures, where all the procedures are related! If you, say, want to control a motor, you may want to find a Motor Control Library: a collection of procedures that have already been written for you that you can use without having to do the dirty work of learning the nuances of motors. +
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-For example, this is the Serial Library, which allows the Arduino to send data back to the computer: +
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-====== Using libraries ====== +
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-One of the best features of the Arduino project is the ability to add on pre-crafted libraries that add hardware support. There'​s tons of them, and you can pick and choose which to install. They'​re only loaded in when the sketch you're working on needs them, so for the most part you can download and stash them for future use. +
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-Sketches will often **depend** on libraries, you can see what they are by looking at the top of the sketch. If you see something like <​code>#​include <​FatReader.h></​code>​ that means that you'll need a library called FatReader or a library that contains the file FatReader. If you dont have it installed you'll get an error: +
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-====Whats in a library? ​===== +
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-A library is a folder with some files in it, the files will end in **.cpp** (C++ code file) and **.h** (C++ header file).  +
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-There may also be some **.o** files. The **.o** files are C++ compiled Objects. If you end up working on the library and modifying it, be sure to delete the **.o** files as that will force the Arduino IDE to recompile the modified ​ **.cpp**'​s into fresh **.o**'​s +
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-Two optional files you may see are **keywords.txt** (this is a hints file to tell the Arduino IDE how to colorize your sketch and **examples** folder, which may have some handy test-sketches. These will show up under the  File->​Examples->​Library dropdown +
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 +This tutorial has moved to [[http://​learn.adafruit.com/​arduino-tips-tricks-and-techniques/​arduino-libraries|http://​learn.adafruit.com/​arduino-tips-tricks-and-techniques/​arduino-libraries]]
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