Below is the original Simblee README. We have modified code in this repo for use with OpenHAK.Please go to the Getting Started With Arduino page.
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Get the Simblee hardware.
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Install the FTDI drivers.
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Download Arduino 1.6.5 on newer.
- Mac OS X: Requires Java 6 to be installed. Available here.
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Open Arduino
- edit preferences, and add https://www.simblee.com/package_simblee_index.json to the Additional Board Manager URLs.
- Open the Boards Manager under Tools->Board menu.
- Select the Simblee package at the end of the list, and click Install to install it.
- Your new board will now show up in the Tools->Board menu.
Select the board and port, and you're ready to go!
// FTDI drivers are not needed (they are built into the kernel)
wget http://downloads.arduino.cc/arduino-1.6.5-linux64.tar.xz
tar -xf arduino-1.6.3-linux64.tar.xz
Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install default-jre
Fedora: sudo yum install jre
OpenSUSE: sudo zypper install jre
// otherwise the com port open will fail with permission denied (you must logout/login for change to take effect)
sudo usermod -aG dialout <username>
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Attach the USB shield
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Select Simblee from the
Tools/Board
menu -
Select the port from the
Tools/Port
menu -
Select an example from the
Files/Examples/SimbleeNonBLE
orFiles/Examples/SimbleeBLE
directory -
Select
Upload
to compile, upload and execute the sketch -
Download the Simblee for Mobile iPhone apps from the iPhone App Store (search for
Simblee
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The quick start guide is available here.
Check out the SimbleeApps repository for iPhone App source code & Simblee to Raspberry Pi integration projects.
The best way to communiate with us is on the RFduino Forum.