chesstron

Dev On Windows

Required:

• Windows 10
• Node.js 10.x - install with @jchip/nvm
• Python 2.7
• Visual Studio 2019 - Community Edition
  • pick workload Desktop Development with C++
  • make sure MSVC v142 - VS 2019 C++ x64/x86 build tools is selected
  • make sure Windows 10 SDK (10.0.18362.0) is selected

Steps:

1. Run npm ci
2. Run npm start

Determine DGT Board COM port

After connecting DGT USB board, in order to find out the serial COM port that was assigned:

1. Start device manager
2. Open Ports (COM & LPT)
3. Look for USB Serial Device (COM?)

Dev Tools

To enable bring up dev tool using Ctrl+Shift+I. Create an empty file .dev-tool.

ie: touch .dev-tool or echo 1 > .dev-tool

Resources for Learning Electron

• electronjs.org/docs - all of Electron's documentation
• electronjs.org/community#boilerplates - sample starter apps created by the community
• electron/electron-quick-start - a very basic starter Electron app
• electron/simple-samples - small applications with ideas for taking them further
• electron/electron-api-demos - an Electron app that teaches you how to use Electron
• hokein/electron-sample-apps - small demo apps for the various Electron APIs