Difference between revisions of "Getting started: Mixly for Windows"
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Microduino boards uses various drivers to be able to communicate and program the different [[Core_Modules|Core modules]]. The two drivers that are required to be installed are the FTDI VCP drivers and CH341 drivers. | Microduino boards uses various drivers to be able to communicate and program the different [[Core_Modules|Core modules]]. The two drivers that are required to be installed are the FTDI VCP drivers and CH341 drivers. | ||
| − | Sections below are for manually installing the drivers. '''Or alternatively''', install the Microduino IDE which comes bundle with both of the drivers in the installation package. | + | Sections below are for manually installing the drivers. '''Or alternatively''', install the Microduino IDE which comes bundle with both of the drivers in the installation package (but doesn't include Mixly). |
====FTDI VCP Driver==== | ====FTDI VCP Driver==== | ||
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The latest driver package can be found on the official WCH website here: http://www.wch.cn/ (Chinese). | The latest driver package can be found on the official WCH website here: http://www.wch.cn/ (Chinese). | ||
*Windows: http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_EXE.html -OR- http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html | *Windows: http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_EXE.html -OR- http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html | ||
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| + | *Download Mixly from the section above. | ||
| + | *Unzip the '''mdxly.zip''' file | ||
| + | *Open the folder and open for '''Mixly.jar''' | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 30 January 2017
Contents
Download
Download Java
Mixly uses Java to run. To download Java, visit this page: https://java.com/en/download/
Download and complete the installation for Java.
Download Mixly
Download the latest Mixly from the Microduino download page: https://microduino.cc/download
Download Drivers
Driver Installation
Microduino boards uses various drivers to be able to communicate and program the different Core modules. The two drivers that are required to be installed are the FTDI VCP drivers and CH341 drivers.
Sections below are for manually installing the drivers. Or alternatively, install the Microduino IDE which comes bundle with both of the drivers in the installation package (but doesn't include Mixly).
FTDI VCP Driver
Most of the core modules will require the FTDI Virtual COM port drivers.
The latest drivers can be found on the official FTDI website here: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
CH341 Driver
The CH341 driver is required for the mCookie mBattery module.
The latest driver package can be found on the official WCH website here: http://www.wch.cn/ (Chinese).
- Windows: http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_EXE.html -OR- http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html
Installation
- Download Mixly from the section above.
- Unzip the mdxly.zip file
- Open the folder and open for Mixly.jar
