Software Setup

Warning

Todo Section!

There are two primary methods for getting your ID-4001-WiFi’s software up and running, Using AVRDUDE and downloading a binary, or Building From Source.

Using AVRDUDE

First install AVRDUDE,

# Update
sudo apt update

# Install build essentials
sudo apt install gcc build-essential

# avr compiler, binutils and avr-libc
sudo apt install gcc-avr binutils-avr avr-libc gdb-avr

# Install avrdude
sudo apt install avrdude

# You may also need the libusb tools for libusb programming
udo apt install libusb-dev

Next, download the latest .hex file from the id-4001-wifi releases page.

Save the .hex file somewhere locally and plug the id-4001-wifi board into your computer with a USB-A to USB-B cable.

Flash the memory!

avrdude -p m2560 -c wiring -P /dev/ttyACM0 -b 115200 -D -U flash:w:/tmp/id-4001-wifi_firmware.hex

When flashed, the id-4001-wifi should reboot and play a small spiral startup animation, your system is ready! See the following sections for configuration Options

Building From Source

Building from source requires several dependencies though none too extreme, the main build tool is pio witch will handle downloading the right libraries, compiler and everything else for you.

One advantage to building from source is that you can receive new feature updates before a release is published, be warned these can introduce new bugs as well!

# Update
sudo apt update

# Install build essentials
sudo apt install build-essential git curl wget

# You must have python on your system
python3 -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio/master/scripts/get-platformio.py)"

# Get the firmware
git clone https://gitlab.com/KenwoodFox/ID-4001-WiFi.git
cd ID-4001-WiFi/firmware/id-4001-WiFi

# Build and flash
make
make flash