Installing Ringo For Arduino PDF

Installing Ringo for
Arduino
Setting up
Installation
To start programming your own things on Ringo phone you're going to need a
software called CircuitBlocks, which is our program developed specifically for
Ringo phone. Alternatively, you can download Arduino IDE, which is a program
you are already familiar with if you're into IoT.
If you already have it installed on your computer, you can skip this step.
Go to the address: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Download the installation file according to the OS you own. If you have Windows
8.1 or later, you can also download Arduino IDE over Microsoft Store. That version
of the software will be considered to be a completely different program than the
regular version by your system so keep in mind that your libraries will not be in
sync. Other than that, these two versions work the same.
Now when you have installed Arduino we can go to the next step.
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.
2. Go to File -> Preferences
3. Enter the following address in the

'Additional board Manager URLs' :
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CircuitMess/MAKERphone/boardArduino
/package_CircuitMess_Ringo_index.json
Click OK.
NOTE: You can also click the little window button by the bar and enter it there,
then click OK.
4. Go to Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager...

5. Type 'Ringo' into the bar on top of the pop-
up window
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.
6. When it's all finished it will write out
'INSTALLED' next to the version mark
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.
Creating with Ringo and Arduino

NOTE
Whenever you upload a program it will effectively "erase" the whole Ringo
 firmware from the phone. If you want to return it, follow step 13! If you don't
want to do any work on your phone right now, you can skip these next few
steps.
7. Select the installed board
Again go to Tools -> Board and in the dropdown menu under category 'ESP32
Arduino' find 'Ringo by CircuitMess'.
It should be somewhere at the bottom. Select the board.
8. If you haven't already, connect your Ringo

phone to the PC via micro-USB to USB cable
It will connect to one of the COM ports.
Go to 'Tools' and under 'Board' section select 'Port' and find the port on which
Ringo is connected.
NOTE: If 'Port' is greyed out it means the phone is not correctly connected.
Change the USB port and/or check your cable.
9. Write your first program

In the void setup() section write the following line:
1 Serial.begin(115200);
Under the void loop() section write something like this:
1 Serial.print("My first Arduino program for CircuitMess Ringo! ");
Now click on the little 'Upload' arrow in the upper left corner.
10. After a few moments, the text should say
'Done uploading'
Now the only thing left to do is to check if everything is working properly.
Click the magnifier icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
11. On a newly opened window, from a drop-

down menu, select '115200 baud'
That is the speed that the software writes in the Serial monitor.
If the text says the line that you wrote in the print function, then everything works!
Library and restoring firmware
12. Installing Ringo library
There is also a Ringo library in Arduino Library Manager that allows you to use all
the important functions and libraries from the Ringo firmware when writing your
own programs. Printing out things on the screen and pressing buttons won't be
possible without this one.
Go to Sketch-> Include Library -> Manage Libraries.... Enter the keyword 'Ringo'
in the search bar and click the 'Install' button to download and install the library.
13. Re-uploading the 'Default Ringo software'

Whenever you want to re-upload 'Default Ringo Software' you have to go
to Tools -> Programmer and select
'Ringo Firmware'.
Now go to Tools -> Burn Bootloader and you will have the latest default firmware
on your Ringo as soon as
the upload is finished.
Congrats! You have successfully set up Ringo phone.
Now let's get to business and start creating some cool apps and games!

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Installing Ringo for

Go to the address: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Installing Ringo Add-On in Arduino

So just follow these steps and you will be fine!

1. Open Arduino IDE

3. Enter the following address in the

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

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

Click on the 'Install' button.

Click on the 'Close' button and move on.

Creating with Ringo and Arduino

7. Select the installed board

It should be somewhere at the bottom. Select the board.

8. If you haven't already, connect your Ringo

Change the USB port and/or check your cable.

9. Write your first program

Under the void loop() section write something like this:

1 Serial.print("My first Arduino program for CircuitMess Ringo! ");

11. On a newly opened window, from a drop-

13. Re-uploading the 'Default Ringo software'

the upload is finished.

Congrats! You have successfully set up Ringo phone.

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