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Download Arduino 1.6.8

Arduino 1.6.8

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  • Latest Version

    Arduino 2.3.2

  • Operating System

    Windows (All Versions)

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  • Author / Product

    Arduino Team / External Link

  • Filename

    arduino-1.6.8-windows.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    26b1a23fe42ad33697456bc0ed34d976

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system. Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Arduino 1.6.8.


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What's new in this version:

IDE:
- Added support for GUI interface scaling for UHD monitors.
- Editor position is saved when closing with Alt+F4 or clicking on the "X" button.
- Fixed a NullPointerException when dealing with some rare combination of package_*.json files
- Fixed incorrect key bindings handling for changing tab.
- MacOSX: Fixed handling of add indent/remove indent shortcuts (CMD+[ and CMD+])
- Fixed incorrect update of available libraries in Library Manager.
- Serial plotter now correctly resize graphs with negative values.
- Improved sketch preprocessor when handling C++11 keywords.
- Updates to keyword pigmentation to match Create
- Fixed display of LITERAL1 keywords

Core:
- avr: fixed USB_SendControl(...) for buffer with len > 64.
- avr: fixed yield() usage inside delay(). Thanks @vbextreme
- sam: fixed USB descriptor length
- avr: reduced boiler-plate for ISR declarations. Thanks @paulo-raca
- avr: added Timer3 support for atmega1284/1284p.
- sam: added USB CDC send break support and readBreak API

Libraries:
- Added support for Arduino/Genuino 101 to: TFT, Ethernet, SD
- SD: the library is now board-agnostic.

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