Steps to get started

When working with micro-controllers, we have plenty of detail to sort out. One step at a time.

Contents:

• Set up and test development tools
  • PC development environment
  • Micro-controller development tools
  • Download virtual machine?
  • Build and test micro-controller example code
  • Notes about uploading the program
  • Notes about debugging
• Get IOCOM and related libraries
  • Stable versions
  • Latest version
  • Place library source code in /coderoot directory
  • Get Git
  • Clone IOCOM, EOSAL and PINS libraries
  • Updating library code
• Prepare IOCOM for use
  • Build C tools
  • Copy library code for ESP32/Arduino development
  • Open issues
• Build and test IOCOM examples on Linux or Windows
  • Gina and frank examples
  • Visualize with ispy
• Build and test IOCOM example on target hardware
  • Build gina project for target hardware
  • Run frank and ispy in PC to test communication
• Alternative 1, copy example project
  • Select name for the new application
  • Copy example project
  • Change application name in files
  • Test JSON processor script
  • Name your IO board and modify IO pin configuration
  • Setup signal configuration
• Alternative 2, add IOCOM API calls to your existing application
  • JSON is good option for IO signal configuration
  • IOCOM library initialization
  • Connecting to server
  • Setting and getting signal values
  • Synchronized frame transfers
• Add your new project to version management system
  • It is useful to have the project under version management
  • Protecting confidential information
• Test your new application on Linux or Windows
  • Build
  • Test communication
  • Serial communication
• Test your new application on the target hardware
  • Building
  • Uploading
  • Testing & debugging
  • Test communication
  • TLS and security