Arduino and Pi Communication

Connect the Arduino and the Pi with a USB cable.


On the Pi, install minicom

sudo apt-get install minicom

find out on which port the Arduino is:

ls /dev/tty*

UNO: /dev/ttyACM0

Pro Mini: /dev/ttyUSB0



start minicom in setup mode:


sudo minicom -s


set the correct parameters.

save the configuration as default.

Next time, you can start minicom by just typing

minicom