Prepare for compile

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Development environment (IDE)

Arduino

Install Arduino support; see Arduino and Teensy libraries

Open Arduino and select the basebot_6.ino.

Then, set the board to Teensy 4.1.

You should now be able to compile and upload the code to the robot.

Note

Editing the basebot files in the src subdirectory can not be done in the Arduino IDE, but maybe that is unnecessary.

The basebot will send data to the serial monitor. This data needs to be stored in a file for Matlab use, and another serial monitor or other tool probably has to be used.

Visual studio code (Linux)

Install MS Visual Studio; see Visual studio install

Create a directory called src that links to the basebot_6 directory. In a terminal in the working directory where you installed the code:

cd basebot
ln -s basebot_6 src

This step is needed, as MS Visual Studio Code need this directory for the actual code.

Visual studio code (Windows)

Install MS Visual Studio; see Visual studio install

Rename the basebot_6 directory to src, as this is mandatory for MS Visual studio code.

Open the code using the PlatformIO icon :

PlatformIO -> "QUICK ACCESS" -> "PIO Home" -> "Open" and here press "Open Project"

Find the Basebot directory - it holds the platformio.ini file needed to configure the project (i.e. Teensy 4.1, and the libraries needed).

Then, PlatformIO will install dependencies and check the project. If there is an error, read the error text and try to fix it.

Makefile

If you use any other development platform (or just an editor), then using the provided Makefile could be an option.

However, as Arduino was changed to version 2.*, support for Makefile was reduced, or at least more difficult. If you would use the Makefile, install version 1.8.19 of Arduino and the corresponding version of Teensyduino.

One line (line 31) in the Makefile should be changed so that BASEPATH points to the installed version.

The extra packages need to be downloaded and added to the library path - see Arduino installation for Regbot.