Arduino uses its own language which is similar to C++. Instead, Python can be used and the easiest way to do that is having the board and Python communicate with the Firmata protocol. pyfirmata installs directly in the package manager. There's a lot of information on working with Arduino in this article: https://realpython.com/arduino-python/
Use the following steps to use Arduino with Vizard:
Upload the Firmata sketch to the arduino board (File- Examples- Firmata -StandardFirmata). See the section called Uploading the Firmata Sketch
The sketch will be loaded into a new IDE window. To upload it to the Arduino:
Plug the USB cable into the PC.
Select the appropriate board (Tools- Board. For Arduino Uno, you should select Arduino/Genuino Uno)
Select port (under Tools- Port)
Press Upload
Next, make sure that pyFirmata is installed from the package manager by going to Vizard and choosing Tools- Package Manager- Search and then searching “pyfirmata”
After that you should be able to run pyfirmata/python code in Vizard to communicate with the device. There's examples in the realpython article for communication over both digital and analog pins.
Vizard Sample Code:
For more information on how you can connect Vizard to additional python libraries see the Vizard Documentation.
