PMC8 Dashboard v0.2.0
PMC8 Dashboard v0.2.0 — desktop utility for configuring and testing an Explore Scientific PMC-Eight controller (Windows / macOS / Linux).
What's new in v0.2.0
- New Network tab: configure the PMC-Eight WiFi module (ESP32 / ESP8266 / RN131) to join your home network over the serial link.
- Get WiFi Address: read the module's current IP without changing settings.
- RN131 Restore to Default (factory AP mode).
- Saved network credentials between sessions.
- Rewritten, task-oriented user manual with troubleshooting and glossary (HTML + text).
- macOS setup automation (setup_macos.command).
Licensing
- Firmware upload uses an MIT loader only: p1_loader.py (pure Python, derived from dbetz's p1load) on Windows/Linux, and the bundled MIT p1load binary on macOS. No GPL code.
Install
- Download the ZIP for your platform and extract it.
- Windows: double-click run_dashboard_windows.bat.
- macOS: double-click setup_macos.command (first run), then run_PMC8-Dashboard.command.
- Full instructions are in docs/PMC8_Dashboard_User_Manual.html inside the ZIP.