Programming with mBlock on Chromebooks

Problem: How do you write code on your Chormebook for Arduinos?

How?

Start by navigating to https://ide-chrome.mblock.cc/ and follow the directions below to connect the Arduino to mBlock running on your Chromebook. Note, there are ways to get this to work with a laptop/desktop computer but they are beyond this tutorial.

Theremin and Code Editing

After getting the basics, you might go beyond the capabilities of mBlock. Don't worry, you can use it for more than what the blocks allow by default. Here's an example that starts with blocks before switching to text-based code to make a Theremin. Just plug in a light sensor on pin A0 and a piezo speaker on pin 4 and you too can make all kinds of annoying sounds.