Get your Attiny85 ready

Install the drivers

  • We need the digistump drivers
  • Download the zip, unpack it and run the “install drivers” exe

Install & setup the IDE

Download and install the Arduino IDE.

Go to File > Preferences > Additional Boards Manager URLs and copy paste the url below.

Preferences menu

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArminJo/DigistumpArduino/master/package_digistump_index.json

Go to Tools > Board > Boards Manager, ​search for Digispark and install “Digistump AVR Boards”​

Boards Manager menu

Lastly, we will have to select the board that we’re going to use in this workshop.

Top menu

Using the filter, you should be able to find the digispark board easily.

Board selection menu

Be sure to have the “digispark” selected whenever you create new “sketches” (this is how Arduino calls the little programs you make).

Overview

And you’re done!​