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- | To install the Crowbox system software onto your Arduino UNO microcontroller board, you'll need a computer, a USB A to B cable, and the Arduino IDE software, which is available for free download. IDE stands for //Integrated Development Environment//, but that's not an important detail right now. | + | The programmable |
- | Let's get started! | + | On this page we'll go through the steps required to download the source code for our CrOS software and get it uploaded to an Arduino UNO board, which can then be used to control your CrowBox. The CrOS software is fully open-source and we encourage you to make changes and improvements to the program code and the machine' |
- | -Visit the Arduino website at https:// | + | The Arduino is an extremely popular platform |
- | -From the menu bar near the top of the web page, select SOFTWARE-> | + | |
- | -Disregard the section labelled //Arduino Web Editor// and scroll down the the section labelled //Download the Arduino IDE// | + | |
- | -From the right-hand sidebar, select the operating system that applies to the computer you will use to program your Arduino Uno. The Arduino | + | |
- | -After you select an operating system you will be taken to a download page where you may choose | + | |
- | -Once you’ve made a selection, the Arduino software will download. | + | |
- | ====== Step Two: Install | + | If you run into trouble following |
- | ===== For Windows operating system ===== | + | * arduino.cc - [[https:// |
- | FIXME | + | * arduino.cc - [[https:// |
+ | * The community at the [[http:// | ||
- | ===== For Mac OSX operating system ===== | ||
- | **NOTE:** The Arduino IDE requires Mac OSX 10.7 Lion or newer. | ||
- | -In your Downloads folder, locate the file named something like **arduino-x.x.x-macosx.zip** | + | ====== Step One: Download |
- | -Double click the file and it should automatically extract | + | |
- | -Locate | + | |
- | -You may leave this Arduino file in your // | + | |
- | -Arduino IDE installation is now complete! | + | |
- | ===== For Linux operating system ===== | + | To install |
- | We are looking for someone to help us by writing Linux installation instructions for the Arduino | + | |
- | ====== Step Three: Download | + | Let's get started! First, follow the official instructions at the Arduino |
- | The Crowbox is controlled by an Arduino | + | |
- | -Download the latest version of the CrOS software | + | * Arduino |
- | -You will receive a file named something like **cros_v011.zip**. Double-click this file to extract the .zip archive | + | * Arduino software install guide for [[https:// |
- | -The archive should create a folder called | + | * Arduino software install guide for [[https:// |
- | ====== Step Four: Load CrOS software into the Arduino IDE ====== | + | ====== Step Two: Download the CrOS Software ====== |
+ | The CrowBox is controlled by an Arduino UNO microcontroller board which runs the CrowBox Operating System software that we call ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | -Download the latest version of the [[kit: | ||
+ | -You will receive a file named something like **cros_v099a.zip**. Double-click this file to extract the .zip archive | ||
+ | -The archive should create a folder called **cros** which contains the CrOS source code files, which have extensions like .h, .cpp, and a file named **cros.ino** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Step Three: Load CrOS software into the Arduino IDE ====== | ||
-Launch the Arduino IDE software that you downloaded and installed in steps one and two. | -Launch the Arduino IDE software that you downloaded and installed in steps one and two. | ||
-From the Arduino menu, select FILE-> | -From the Arduino menu, select FILE-> | ||
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-It's possible that at some point a window will appear near the bottom of the Arduino IDE which says " | -It's possible that at some point a window will appear near the bottom of the Arduino IDE which says " | ||
- | ====== Step Five: Plug in your Arduino UNO board ====== | + | ====== Step Four: Connect |
-Plug the ' | -Plug the ' | ||
+ | -Allow a moment for your operating system to detect the new device. On Windows operating systems, drivers may begin to install. If so, allow this process to finish before proceeding. | ||
-In the Arduino IDE menu, select TOOLS-> | -In the Arduino IDE menu, select TOOLS-> | ||
- | -In the Arduino IDE menu, select TOOLS-> | + | |
- | + | - Windows | |
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+ | - Examples: **COM6 (Arduino/ | ||
+ | - Mac OSX | ||
+ | - In the Arduino IDE menu, select TOOLS-> | ||
+ | - Linux | ||
+ | - We have no instructions for this step at present! | ||
+ | - If you are familiar with the Arduino IDE on Linux, please contact us on the Google Group to contribute to this section | ||
+ | ====== Step Five: Upload CrOS software to Arduino UNO ====== | ||
+ | -At the top left of the Arduino IDE window you'll see two round buttons. Locate the round button with an arrow facing to the right. This is the //Upload// button. | ||
+ | -Click the //Upload// button. The CrOS software will compile on your computer and then be uploaded to the Arduino UNO board which you've connected to your computer with the USB cable. If you receive an error message, the best place to turn for help is the [[http:// | ||
+ | -Once the upload is complete, leave the Arduino UNO board connected to your computer for 30 seconds before disconnecting the USB cable. | ||
+ | Your CrowBox software should now be ready to operate! |
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