Installation Guide

 


Welcome to the Akafuino L installation guide.

This guide will show you how to set up the Arduino IDE for usage with the Akafuino L microcontroller board. Installation differes depending on the following factors:

  • Your OS
  • Whether or not you already have the Arduino IDE installed on your system

Select your OS:

Windows
OS X
Linux

Windows: Driver installation

On Windows, an inf file driver must be installed before the Akafuino L can be used.

Click here to download the Akafuino L driver (32-bit)
Click here to download the Akafuino L driver (64-bit)

Unzip the file into a temporary directory of your choice, and run the dpinst.exe file.


Windows: Driver installation

When prompted, answer Yes to allow the installation program to install the driver on your computer.

Windows: Driver installation

During installation, you will see this dialog box:


Make sure to select "Install this driver software anyway"


Installation can take a few minutes, so please wait patiently. Once it completes, it is time to set up the Arduino IDE.

Windows: Arduino IDE Setup

See Arduino Installation Guide.

Go here

Windows: Running the Arduino IDE

Plug in your Akafuino L to a free USB port on your computer. You will need a USB mini-b cable for this (not included). At this point, the Akafuino L will be assigned a serial port on your computer.

Now, start the Arduino IDE:

In File -> Examples -> Simple, select blink (the blink example sketch will open)

In Edit -> Boards, select Akafuino L In Edit -> Ports, select the serial port that was assigned to your Akafuino L. (It will look like this COMx, where x is a number)

Press the Upload button. After a little while, you should see the two LEDs marked TX and RX on the Akafuino L light up. Once they stop blinking and you see "Upload Successful" in the Arduino IDE, you should see the LED marked L start blinking.


OS X: Arduino IDE Setup

See Arduino Installation Guide.

Go here

OS X: Running the Arduino IDE

Plug in your Akafuino L to a free USB port on your computer. You will need a USB mini-b cable for this (not included). At this point, the Akafuino L will be assigned a serial port on your computer.

Now, start the Arduino IDE:

In File -> Examples -> Simple, select blink (the blink example sketch will open)

In Edit -> Boards, select Akafuino L In Edit -> Ports, select the serial port that was assigned to your Akafuino L. (It will look like this /dev/tty.usbserial-XXX, where XXX is an id.)

Press the Upload button. After a little while, you should see the two LEDs marked TX and RX on the Akafuino L light up. Once they stop blinking and you see "Upload Successful" in the Arduino IDE, you should see the LED marked L start blinking.

Linux: Arduino IDE Setup

See Arduino Installation Guide.

Go here

Linux: Running the Arduino IDE

Plug in your Akafuino L to a free USB port on your computer. You will need a USB mini-b cable for this (not included). At this point, the Akafuino L will be assigned a serial port on your computer.

Now, start the Arduino IDE:

In File -> Examples -> Simple, select blink (the blink example sketch will open)

In Edit -> Boards, select Akafuino L In Edit -> Serial Port, select the serial port that was assigned to your Akafuino L. (It will look like this /dev/tty.usbserial-XXX, where XXX is an id.)

Press the Upload button. After a little while, you should see the two LEDs marked TX and RX on the Akafuino L light up. Once they stop blinking and you see "Upload Successful" in the Arduino IDE, you should see the LED marked L start blinking.