====== Installing the Arduino Libraries for the Sparrow Nodes ====== * Step 1. Open the Arduino IDE * Step 2. Go to File -> Preferences * Step 3. In the Additional Boards Manager URLs textbox add the following link: http://clkdiv8.com/download/package_clkdiv8pre_index.json * Step 4. Close the window by pressing OK * Step 5. Go to Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager * Step 6. Search "sparrow" * Step 7. Hit Install * Step 8. You're done! Here is a video tutorial of the process: - Download [[https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software|Arduino]] - Download and unzip the {{:sparrow_patch.zip|patch}} in a separate folder - Locate the installation folder of Arduino on your drive (for Windows it's usually Program Files) - Copy in **Arduino\hardware\arduino\cores** the contents of the folder **sparrow_patch\Arduino\hardware\arduino\cores\sparrow** - Replace the file **Arduino\hardware\arduino\boards.txt** with **sparrow_patch\Arduino\hardware\arduino\boards.txt** - Copy in **Arduino\hardware\arduino\variants** the folder named **sparrow** from **sparrow_patch\Arduino\hardware\arduino\variants** - Restart the Arduino IDE After a successful patch, you should be able to select a new board named Sparrow from the Tools>Board menu. Connect the Sparrow Nest board through the supplied micro-USB cable to your computer and select the appropriate COM port from the Tools>Port menu {{ :arduino.png?500 |}} You're all set up! Excited to run your first code on Sparrow? Check out how to say [[tutorials_hello_world|Hello World]]!