Development environment
Instructions how to set up your development environment to develop and compile the firmware to your bGeigieCast!
The repository has been set up so it works with the Arduino IDE, as well as the PlatformIO IDE.
Clone the git repository, use the development branch for further development.
PlatformIO is an open source ecosystem for IoT development. Cross- platform IDE and unified debugger. Remote unit testing and firmware updates
There are two ways to install PlatformIO: together with an IDE or through the command line.
For users that are less familiar with the command line or work on a Windows device, PlatformIO build their IDE on top of GitHub's Atom and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code – both free, open source, and MIT licensed editors.
Download from the PlatformIO IDE Download Page
note: the PlatformIO IDEs also installs platformio command line tools
For those that prefer to work in the command line, you can install PlatformIO with python though the package manager pip.
Open your terminal and execute the following command:
pip install platformio
The PlatformIO IDE has all commands builtin as easy to use features, but even with the IDE you can use the commandline to execute any command
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To upload new firmware, you can either use Over-The-Air updates (see user manual), or use a XBee adapter board.
See user manual.
Uploading new firmware can also be done using an XBee adapter like the one in the image below. This will allow you to connect the bGeigieCast to your pc through USB and upload new firmware with Arduino or PlatformIO
(Image: XBee USB adapter board)
Using the PlatformIO IDE you can run the "upload" command.
Using command line interface:
pio run --target upload --environment bGeigieCast
Press the upload button in the Arduino IDE