Fireduino using linux.

owennewo

During the kickstarter campaign the Firefly team said the folloing about OS Suppport
Arduino IDE Plug-in on Fireduino is support Windows and Linux now，we are trying let it also can supported on OSX.Thank you.

I'm on linux.  How do I get things working.  The downloads page has an empty 'Firduino driver' folder and the 'Arduino IDE' download seems to be windows only.

Linux instructions please!

Owen

owennewo

OK - I've got a little further.  So I already have Arduino IDE linux installed (from Arduino website).  As mentioned above the drivers download folder is empty - so I'm hoping this is not required for linux.

I've followed the rest of the windows instructions. i.e. Open Arduino IDE. Click File > Preferences and paste in the Fireduino board manager URL (http://www.t-firefly.com/downloa ... ireduino_index.json).  I then went to  Tools > Boards > Board Manager and installed fireduino board (55 Mb install).  

I have problems with the final step.  When I go to Tools > Boards >  Fireduino. - it shows the following error (twice)

1. Invalid library found in /home/owilliams/.arduino15/packages/Firefly/hardware/arm/1.3.0/libraries/LobotServoController: /home/owilliams/.arduino15/packages/Firefly/hardware/arm/1.3.0/libraries/LobotServoController
   

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owennewo

I am starting to think its a driver issue.  I can get rid of the library error above easily enough (by deleting the LobotServeroController directory) but the Tools > Port is still greyed.  I also don't see an additional usb device when I plugin the board.  The board gets power (I can see red light and flashing blue and yellow light).

When I plug in a Uno board lsusb shows an additional usb device.  When I plug in the fireduino board lsusb shows no additional device.

owennewo

This forum doesn't seem to be monitored by firefly.  Poor.

Some windows drivers have been put here: https://drive.google.com/drive/f ... gAqAcm5aZ1loVHNTZ0U but I haven't tried them.

Still waiting for the promised linux driver.  A bit dubious because it doesn't even show up as an unrecognised usb device.