Balloon Launch 1

Hardware

• Arduino Due

• GPS Module

  • Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout

Software

Prerequisites

1. Install git

PlatformIO

Installation

1. Since we plan on using the Arduino Due and there are some issues with the current version of PlatformIO, we will be using the development version for now. Atom is recommended but the command line is great as well.

   If you're using Atom, here's how to use the dev version:

   Menu PlatformIO: Settings > PlatformIO IDE > Use development version of PlatformIO
   

   If you're using the command-line, here's how to use the dev version:

   # install the latest development version of PlatformIO
   pip install -U https://github.com/platformio/platformio/archive/develop.zip

Usage

• The Atom IDE is pretty straight forward to use, but here are some useful tips:

  <richard, elaborate on this, what buttons/keyboard shortcuts to compile/upload etc>
  

• If you're using the command-line, here are some common PlatformIO commands (make sure you're in project root):

   # build the project
   platformio run
   
   # upload to board
   platformio run --target upload
   
   # serial monitor
   platformio serialports monitor
   
   # library stuff
   platformio lib