Installing Ringo Add-On in Arduino IDE

Installing Ringo Add-On in Arduino IDE

These instructions work on every OS since Arduino automatically downloads tools depending on detected system.

So just follow these steps and you will be fine!

1. Open Arduino IDE

NOTE: If this is your first time meeting Arduino IDE - get familiar, you're going to use it a lot.

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2. Go to File -> Preferences

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3. Enter the following address in the 'Additional board Manager URLs' :

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Click OK.

NOTE: You can also click the little window button by the bar and enter it there, then click OK.  

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4. Go to Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager...

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5. Type 'Ringo' into the bar on top of the pop-up window  

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There will be one result found called 'Ringo by CircuitMess'.

Click on the 'Install' button.

NOTE
: Main board package and a few tools will now download and install on your system.

It all takes up about 200 MB so the time of download will depend on your internet connection.


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6. When it's all finished it will write out 'INSTALLED' next to the version mark  

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Click on the 'Close' button and move on.

NOTE: The board file will be updated from time to time so make sure to check the version from time to time.

When there is an option 'Update', please click it in order to stay in touch with the latest firmware.



 

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