• Connect the open media controller to your computer using the mini USB cable

Open the Device Manager:

• Go to >> Start >> Control Panel >> Device Manager (top left corner)
• Or press Start and type device manager
• You should find the open media controller under Ports (COM & LPT)
• It will appear as Arduino Mega 2560
• It is also marked on which virtual COM-Port the controller has been installed (COMXX)

• If you can't find it there or if there is a small yellow exclamation mark, the driver was not installed correctly. Please refer to how to install driver

• Download and install Arduino IDE from here
• Download and unzip OMC Starter Kit from here
• Copy the folder hardware, libraries and HelloWorldLCD to your Arduino-Sketchbook folder
• If you don't know the location of your Arduino-Sketchbook, open Arduino IDE and go to >> File >> Preferences

• At the top of the preferences window you will find the path to your sketchbook folder

• If you found the folder and copied the specified folders from the Starter Kit, start/restart Arduino IDE
• go to >> Tools >> Board  and select Arduino Mega 2560 OMC

• Connect your open media controller to your computer if not already connected
• Go to >> Tools >> Serial Port and choose the appropriate COM port. If you can't remember on which port the open media controller is connected see step 1 of this tutorial.

• Go to >> File >> Sketchbook and open the HelloWorldLCD sketch
• Upload the sketch by pressing the upload button

• If the sketch has been uploaded to the controller you should see a message on the LCD of the open media controller
• You can also manipulate the two status LEDs by pressing the three push buttons on the front of the open media controller
• Now you can start changing the code and upload it to the open media controller