Getting Started
Last revision 2026/01/06
This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough on setting up your Arduino IDE for Intel Curie Boards, detailing necessary hardware and software preparations, and offering step-by-step instructions for installing the required plug-ins and drivers.
Hardware Preparation
Software Preparation
- Download Arduino IDE: Click to Download Arduino IDE
This is based on the Intel Curie motherboard design. When developing in Arduino IDE you will need to add it's extension plug-in. If you have Arduino 1.6.7 IDE or above, you can skip the reload step.
Install Arduino/Genuino 101 Plug-in
Open Arduino IDE, select "Tools" in the menu bar, click "Board" to open the board manager and install the Intel Curie motherboard programming libraries and drivers.
In the pop-up window of the board manager find "Intel Curie Boards by Intel version...", at the bottom left, select the latest version of the "select version", and click on install. When it is installed successfully you will see the following image.
After the successful installation of Intel Curie Boards of plug-in and driver package, you should find Intel Curie in the "Board" menu. You may now program for all based Curie development board.
If you want to install the driver manually, it is located in your C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\Intel\tools\arduino101load\1.6.9 1.24\drivers folder.
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