1 Installing a firmware in cubieboard. you can refer to this:

for cb1:it is spceial,you must use this firmware the sdcard img and install img refer to http://docs.cubieboard.org/tutorials/cb1/installation/cb1_lubuntu_nand_install

for cb2:http://docs.cubieboard.org/tutorials/cb2/installation/cb2_lubuntu_nand_install

for ct:http://docs.cubieboard.org/tutorials/ct1/installation/cb3_lubuntu-12.10-desktop_nand_installation_v1.00

2 Use usb to connect cubieboard and usb

3 Installing the software Arduino ide for writing programm in cubieboard.

 $sudo apt-get update
 $sudo apt-get arduino 
 

4 Click the programmin and you can find the software arduino IDE

5 And you can use this software to write programming

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