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h1. General
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[[Software]]
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h1. Lab Cleanup Tasks
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[[Development]]
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h1. Altium
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Altiumlive login:  altium@list.ru.is, passwd: T411mech
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h2. Getting boards made
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* Olimex: Bulgarian, cheapest usually http://olimex.com
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* PCBTrain: UK http://www.pcbtrain.co.uk/
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* OSHPark: Community fab, used to be PCBpool https://oshpark.com/
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* 4PCB: USA http://www.4pcb.com/33-each-pcbs/index.html
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* PCB4Less: http://www.pcb4less.com/
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h1. Arduino and Eclipse
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The previous procedure was to install Eclipse then the AVR plugin.  There is not a better system that contains all of the modules in one place called arduinoEclipse.  
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h2. Reference
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* http://eclipse.baeyens.it/
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* http://rlogiacco.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/stepping-up-in-arduino-development/
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h2. Procedure:
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# Download and install 7zip if you don't already have it.  You will need it to decompress the .tar.gz file.  
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## http://www.7-zip.org/
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# Install a recent Java JRE
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## http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
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# Download and install Arduino 1.5.6 beta or later
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## http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#toc2
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## *Important: Make sure that you install it in a path that does not have spaces or non-alphanumeric characters.  The default c:\Program Files(x86)\ will not work.*  Instead, install it somewhere like c:\Programs\Arduino
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# Download and install the "Product" v2.3 of arduinoEclipse
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## http://eclipse.baeyens.it/download.php
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# Decompress the .tar.gz into a .tar file by right-clicking and using 7Zip
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# Decompress the .tar file by right-clicking and using 7Zip
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# Go into the eclipseArduino folder inside.   Run eclipseArduinoIDE.exe
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# You will be presented with some terse instructions.  I am still determining what they mean.
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# click on menu: Window > Preferences
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## click on Arduino
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## Make sure that the Arduino IDE path is correct.  Something like c:/Programs/Arduino
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## expand C++ by clicking on the triangle next to it
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## Click on File Types
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## Add Pattern: *.ino Type: c++ Source File
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h1. Useful links
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* http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/