TROPIC01 USB Devkit Tutorials¶

These tutorials will help you get started with our TROPIC01 USB Devkit (available here) mainly on Linux-based systems, but it should also be compatible with other POSIX systems. We will go through our examples in the examples/linux/usb_devkit/ directory.

Hardware Setup¶

As mentioned above, we will use our TROPIC01 USB Devkit (available here), specifically the TS1303 version, but other versions should also work:

Go ahead and plug the USB Devkit into your machine.

Software Setup¶

First, install the dependencies and prepare the repository:

Installation Instructions

Install CMake:
- Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt update && sudo apt install cmake
- Fedora: sudo dnf install cmake
- Other: cmake.org
Install GCC and Make via your distribution's package manager:
- sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential
Get the Libtropic repository:
- Using git: git clone https://github.com/tropicsquare/libtropic.git
- Or you can download the latest release.

After that, setup your system:

System Setup Instructions

Make sure you have access to a USB UART interface. Usually, your user account has to be a member of a certain group, usually the dialout group:

# Check if you are in the dialout group
groups
# If not, add yourself to the dialout group
sudo usermod -aG dialout "$USER"
# Log out and log in again to reflect changes.

Start with our Tutorials!¶

Do not skip!

We strongly recommend going through each tutorial in this specific order without skipping. You will gather basic information about the chip and update your TROPIC01's firmware, which will guarantee compatibility with the latest Libtropic API.

FAQ¶

If you encounter any issues, please check the FAQ before filing an issue or reaching out to our support.