benjamn / arduino-wearables

A collection of code powering wearable Arduino projects

arduino-wearables

A collection of code powering wearable Arduino projects.

Installation

0. Clone this repository somewhere on your local machine

1. Initialize the Git submodules in the Libraries directory:

cd path/to/arduino-wearables
git submodule update --init --recursive

2. Download (or update) the Arduino IDE: https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software

3. Download and install the CP2104 USB driver: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-huzzah-esp8266/using-arduino-ide

4. Under the Arduino > Preferences… menu:

• Change the "Sketchbook location" to the arduino-wearables directory
• Add the following URLs to the "Additional Boards Manager URLs" input box:

  https://adafruit.github.io/arduino-board-index/package_adafruit_index.json
  http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json
  

5. Under File > Sketchbook, choose led_bandolier

6. Under the Tools > Board:… menu

• Open the Boards Manager and make sure the esp8266 board is installed
• Select the "Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266" board

7. Check the following Tools menu items:

• Board: "Adafruit Feather Huzzah ESP8266"
• CPU Frequency "80 MHz"
• Upload Speed: "115200"

8. Click the checkmark button in the upper left corner of the IDE to compile the led_bandolier sketch

9. Plug your bandolier in via USB and click the arrow button to upload the compiled code

10. Rainbows!