How to set up your device to code using this template

** NOTE: This setup is specifically designed for using PlayformIO for Arduino projects using CLion. You might need to change a few lines in order for it to work with your chosen IDE (or this might honestly not work at all).**

Setup the Arduino CLI

1. Download the latest version of the arduino CLI

2. Extract the .exe to a folder (ex: C:Tools/arduino-cli/)

3. Add to system PATH as a variable

4. in powershell, type:

• arduino-cli core update-index
• arduino-cli core install arduino:avr (replace avr with whatever board family you are using, like esp32:esp32)

Setup PlatformIO

Installing Python

if not already done, install python and add to environment variables

Installing PlatformIO

1. In the terminal, run pip install platformio (to verify, run platformio --version)

2. Run platformio init --ide clion --board uno

3. Open the newly generated project

4. Copy repo and set as current project

Enjoy!

Useful commands

platformio run -> builds project platformio run -t upload -> uploads project to board platformio device monitor -> opens serial monitor