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Developer Notes
Mac Instructions:
- Download Java SDK from [ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html] ( http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html)
- Select the Jave SE Mac OS X x64 binary. Install as you would any other OSX pkg file.
- Download and install Netbeans. This download link is currently pointing to Netbeans 7.2.1 (Jan 2013). If this link no longer works you can check this page to get and updated package. Click on the .mpkg file and walk through the installation. You will find NetBeans in you Applications directory when it's done.
- Clone the tgFX repository. Make a directory where you want the project. The clone operation will create a tgFX directory underneath the one you just created:
git clone git@github.com:synthetos/tgFX.git
Once you have it all cloned. Open up Netbeans.
Click file >> Open Project >> Select the tgFX project that you cloned.
If this was a clean Java SDK / Java 7 install then everything should be good and you should be ready to move on. If there are any red ?'s on the tgFX project then we will need to fix this before continuing. Check below to do so.
Once it loads you may notice that there are red !'s on top of the tgFX project in the project pane. You will need to "resolve" these issues. Right click the tgFX top level in the project pane, select Properties. Next, select the Libraries bullet (its right below Sources) and click "Manage Platforms". If you have more than one version of Java installed select the java version (Mine was Default JavaFX) that brings up a "JavaFX" tab to the right of "Javadoc". Once that is selected click "close" on the bottom right. From here the project should up setup correctly.
**** NOTE: If you do not have more that one version of Java to select and it DOES NOT have the "JavaFX" tab as described above then you do not have JavaFX installed. You need to update your version of Java and or install standalone JavaFX 2.2.
If everything went well with opening tgFX in Netbeans.. (IE there are not red ?'s on the tgFX project) Make sure that your USB port is connected to your TinyG and your TinyG is powered on. Then you are just about ready to connect. The last thing you will need to do to get tgFX to connect to TinyG is apply a minor bug fix (for lack of a better term) for the RXTX (serial lib for java).
Open a console (terminal) and type in these 2 commands.
sudo mkdir /var/lock
sudo chmod a+rw /var/lock
You can read about the fix http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12866572/rxtx-on-mac-serial-port-already-in-use. Briefly, what it does is create a directory to create lock files for the serial port. Now you are ready to connect. Read below.
To connect, go to the top right corner of tgFX. Click the serial ports drop down box and select your serial port. If nothing shows up make sure you have connected your TinyG to your computer and its powered on. If that is setup correctly you MAY need to install the FTDI Virtual Com Port drivers (VCP) You can download OSX VCP drivers http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm. Be sure to select your correct CPU architecture.. IE x86 for 32bit or x64 for 64bit machines. If you have a newer mac (3 years old or newer you will most likely need the x64 bit drivers).
Your serial port will look something like this (OSX only)
/dev/tty.usbserial-xxxxxxxx
You might also see:
/dev/cu.usbserial-xxxxxxxx
Either port will be ok to use.