We'll be using Atom as our development environment. You can download the latest version from here.
Once you've got it setup, install the Pymakr plugin. Follow the steps in this tutorial to get it setup.
Connect to the BoardThere are two ways to connect your board to your computer either via USB or Serial connection.
(Option 1) Via USBYou can do so either via the USB port on the Expansion Board, Pysense or Pytrack boards (more on that here).
(Option 2) Via Serial (USB to TTL)To communicate with the board via a USB to TTL cable, connect the following pins:
Once you've got it connected to your computer, get the name of your device using one of the following steps:
Linux and Mac OS X- Download and install the FTDI drivers from here. Select the appropriate version for your operating system and architecture
- Open a terminal window and run the command
ls /dev/tty*
- Look for a device with the name that begins with
/dev/tty
e.g./dev/tty.usbmodemPy343431
on MAC or/dev/ttyUSB0
/dev/ttyACM0
on Linux
*For Linux, you may need to run the two commands below. Once you've completed that, reboot your computer. This will add permissions that will allow you to upload a sketch to the board.
sudo usermod -a -G tty ${USER}
sudo usermod -a -G dialout ${USER}
Windows- Download and install the FTDI drivers from here. Select the appropriate version for your operating system and architecture
- Open the Windows start menu and search for
Device Manager
- The COM port for the Pycom device will be listed as
USB Serial Device
or something similar
- Keep note of the COM port (e.g. COM4)
Pytrack and Pysense will work out of the box for Windows 8/10/+, Mac OS as well as Linux. If using Windows 7, drivers to support the boards will need to be installed. You can find them here.
Setup Your Project- Create a new folder for your project. Let's call it
wia-publish-pycom-event
and be sure to remember where you put it
- In Atom, go to
File > New Window
to open a new window
- Add your newly created folder by clicking
File > Add Project Folder
and navigating to the folder made previously
In the top menu in Atom, click on View > Toggle Tree View
. This should make it appear.
- If the Pymakr plugin is not open at the bottom of your Atom window, click on the arrow on the right hand side to open it
- Select
Settings > Project
Settings. In theaddress
field replace the value with the device name from the step above e.g./dev/tty.usbmodemPy343431
(Linux/Mac OS X),COM4
(Windows) then save the file
- Right click on the folder name in Atom and click Add Folder. Enter
lib
as the folder name
- Right click on the
lib
folder and click New File. Enterurequests.py
as the file name
- Click on the file then copy and paste the code from here into that file then save it
- In Atom, right click on your project and click New File. Enter
boot.py
as the filename
- Copy and paste the code called boot.py into the file. View here on GitHub
- Right click on your project and click New File. Enter
main.py
as the filename
- Copy and paste the code called main.py into the file. View here on GitHub
Replace the following values of the following variables:
WIFI_SSID
with your WiFi network name
WIFI_KEY
with your WiFi network password
DEVICE_SECRET_KEY
with your device secret key. You can find this in your Device Configuration page (see screenshot below)
Your folder structure should now look like this:
lib
urequests.py
boot.py
main.py
Click Upload
in the Pymakr plugin at the bottom of your window in Atom and send the code to your Pycom board.
Try updating the firmware. For the development board click here.
For additional firmware for the Pysense/Pytrack board click here.
Now go to your device in the Wia dashboard and you should see the data appearing in the debugger.
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