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CONFIGURE ARDUINO SOFTWARE IDE

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DownloadandinstallthelatestArduinoSoftware(IDE)fromArduinowebsite.(OnWindowsclickYes/InstallwheneveritasksDo
youwanttoinstallthisdevicedriver/software.YoucanalsoselectthecheckboxAlwaystrustArduino).

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OpenArduinoIDEandgotoFile>Preferences(Windows)orArduino>Preferences(MacOSX).

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CopyandpastethisURLtotheboxthatssaysAdditionalBoardsManagerURLsandclickok.
https://tinycircuits.com/Downloads/ArduinoBoards/package_tinycircuits_index.json

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GotoTools>Board>BoardsManager.

SelectandinstallArduinoSAMDBoards(32bitsARMCortexM0+)forArdiuno/GenuinoZero/MKR1000.Bepatientthiswilltakea
fewminutes.

ThenonthesameBoardManager,scrolldowntoselectandinstallTinyCircuitsSAMDBoards.

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INSTALL TINYSCREEN LIBRARY

ClickheretodownloadtheTinyScreenlibrary.
UnzipandcopytheunzippedfoldernamedTinyScreen.
GotoMyDocuments(Mac)orDocuments(PC)folderinyourcomputerandpastethecopiedTinyScreenlibraryfolderinto
Arduino>Librariesfolder.

PREP THE BOARD

InsertmicroUSBcabletotheTinyScreen+USBslotgently.ConnecttheothersideofthecabletotheUSBportonyourcomputer.
Windows7/8usersclickherefordevicedriverinstallationinstructionsbeforeproceedingtonextstep.MacandWin10users
proceedtonextstepsbelow.
IntheArduinoIDE,gotoTools>BoardandscrolldowntoselectTinyScreen+.

IntheIDE,gotoTools>PortandselecttheportshowingTinyScreen+.e.g.onMacitshouldshowsomethingsimilarto
/dev/cu.usbmodem1411(TinyScreen+)andonWindowssimilartoCOM3(TinyScreen+).Theportnumbersmaybedifferenton
yourcomputer.

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NowyouarereadytouploadyourveryfirstprogramtotheTinyScreen+!

WINDOWS 7/8 DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR TINYSCREEN+

Windows7/8requiresafewadditionalstepstoinstalltheTinyScreen+devicedrivers.Thisisaonetimesetupandyoushouldbeall
set.
ItishighlyrecommendedyouuseaWindows10PCorupgrade.Ifyouchoosetoproceed,youneedtouseanaccountwith
fulladministratorrightswhereusingTinyScreen+.
WhenyoufirstconnecttheTinyScreen+viaUSBtoyourWindows7/8PCitshouldnowshowapopupattemptingtoinstallthe
USBdevicedrivers.ClickYestoacceptandinstallifitasks.
ClickheretodownloadthePJRCUSBCDCdriverprovidedbythesuperawesomefolksatAdafruit/PJRC.Openthedownloaded
zipfile,extractandopentheexefiletoinstallthedriver.
Afteritisinstalled,gotoControlPanel>DeviceManager
IntheDeviceManager,youshouldseeOtherDevices>UnknownDevice.

RightclickUnknownDeviceandclickUpdateDriverSoftware

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ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware.

OnthenextscreenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevicedrivers...

KeepdefaultselectionShowalldevicesinnextscreenandclickNext.

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Waitinthenextscreenforafewminutestillitliststhedevices.

ThenunderManufacturerselectPJRC.COM,LLCandclicknext.

ClickYesonthewarningmessagetoinstallthedriver.

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TheDeviceDrivershouldnowbesuccessfullyinstalledandshouldshowasTeensyUSBSerialintheDeviceManager.

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YoucannowrelaunchArduinoSoftware(IDE)andverifyifTinyScreen+showsupunderTools>Port.

Ifsuccessful,youcanproceedtoUploadYourFirstProgram.
IfTinyScreendoesntshowup,thenpleasetryreinstallingthedriversbyfollowingthestepsfromstart.

UPLOAD YOUR FIRST PROGRAM

OpentheArduinoIDEandSelectFile>Open.
ThenSelectthefilewiththepath:
Documents/Arduino/libraries/TinyCircuits/TinyScreen_Lib_master/examples/TinyScreenBasicExample/TinyScreenBasicExample
OncetheprogramloadsintotheIDE,gotoTools>PortandmakesurethecorrectPorthasbeenselected.
MakesuretheTinyScreen+ispluggedintothecomputerandturnedon.
ClicktheuploadbuttonnearthetopleftoftheIDEtouploadtheprogramtotheTinyScreen+andwatchtheresults!

TROUBLESHOOTING
RefertothefollowingifyouareunabletoconnecttotheTinyScreen+fromArduinoIDEorifyouaregettingerrorswhileconnectingor
uploading.

First:Beforeproceeding,checkyourUSBcableconnection.EspeciallythemicroUSBconnectormakesureitisinsertedfullyinto
theTinyScreen+connectorslot.

TinyScreen+doesnotshowuponArduinoPort:
IftheTinyScreenwassuccessfullyinstalledandyouarestillunabletouploadfromArduinoSoftware,thegotoResetTinyScreen
page.

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MacUploadError:
IfyougettheerrorsimilartoCannotrunprogram/Users/<user>/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/armnoneeabi
gcc/4.8.32014q1/bin/armnoneeabig++gotoMacuploaderrorpage.

StuckonUploadingError:
IftheArduinoIDEisstuckwhenuploadingandstaysUploadingandnotmovingforward,gotoResetTinyScreenpage.

Windows7/8USBDriverError:
OnWindows7/8ifyouareunabletoseeTinyScreenonyourUSBthengotoWindowsDeviceDriversinstructionsandreinstall.
IfthedriverwassuccessfullyinstalledandyouarestillunabletouploadfromArduinoSoftware,thegotoResetTinyScreen.

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