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Installing the Arduino Libraries for the Sparrow Nodes

  • Step 1. Open the Arduino IDE
  • Step 2. Go to Tools > Board > Boards Manager
  • Step 3. Search “sparrow”
  • Step 4. Hit Install
  • Step 5. You're done!

If this method doesn't work, here is the manual version

If this method doesn't work, here is the manual version

  1. Download Arduino
  2. Download and unzip the patch in a separate folder
  3. Locate the installation folder of Arduino on your drive (for Windows it's usually Program Files)
  4. Copy in Arduino\hardware\arduino\cores the contents of the folder sparrow_patch\Arduino\hardware\arduino\cores\sparrow
  5. Replace the file Arduino\hardware\arduino\boards.txt with sparrow_patch\Arduino\hardware\arduino\boards.txt
  6. Copy in Arduino\hardware\arduino\variants the folder named sparrow from sparrow_patch\Arduino\hardware\arduino\variants
  7. 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

You're all set up!

Excited to run your first code on Sparrow? Check out how to say Hello World!