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#Welcome to the iShield Arduino Library wiki!
In this section you going to find all the information you need to create your first project using iShield. Remember, iShield has two parts, the iOS App, and the Arduino iShield Library. Also you should have the BLE Shield from Red Bear Labs (here is the link).
In order to use the iShield Arduino Library you should clone this repo to your computer or you can use the Codebender project. Codebender is a cool way to program your Arduino online, no downloads requiered, your code will always be online and it's free. You just need Firefox or Chrome. Don't forget to download the iShield App into your iOS device.
Step 1 - Sign Up Codebender
https://codebender.cc/
Step 2 - Install Codebender Plugin
A message will appear to inform you that you will have to follow the Codebender "Getting Started Guide". Just click on the "Let's Go!" button.
Step 3 - Install Drivers
You may need to install hardware drivers in order for your board to work with your PC, Codebender will guide you through the install procedure if required.
Step 4 - Try it!
Try it and clone the iShield project, it is ready to use! (just select the right port and the right board)
https://codebender.cc/sketch:72280
Read in the documentation how to use the other components.
##Using
You can see in the previous project an object called iShield myiShield. This is the most important variable in our project and it allow us to use all the methods of the library. You can declare the iShield object in the heap as a globlal variable.
In the void setup() init the BLE Library.
void setup()
{
// Init. and start BLE library.
ble_begin();
}
In the void loop() section we use the getInbox() to listen messages from the iOS device.
void loop()
{
myiShield.getInbox();
}
iShield was crafted with love by @viccarre. The objective of this project is to encourage makers and Arduino fans to build cool projects using their iPhone or iOS device. Feel free to give some feedback and please don't forget to share this project with others.
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Copyright (c) 2015 Victor Carreño
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