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Setting up the environment

This procedure will show how to prepare your system for uploading the firmware to your tracker.

1. Install Visual Studio Code

Download the latest Visual Studio Code and install it.

Download

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Install

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2. Install PlatformIO IDE

Once Visual Studio Code is installed, open it and install PlatformIO IDE for VSCode, an extension that will allow you to connect to the tracker, build and upload the firmware.

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3. Install git client

For Windows, you can download and install Git for Windows. If you have other OS, visit https://git-scm.com/downloads.

Note: you will most likely have to click "Click here to download manually". If that doesn't work, you can try here.

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4. Clone the firmware project

Make sure you close any current projects you have open or open a new window before moving forward with these steps.

  1. Click the Source Control button, click on Clone Repository and enter: https://github.com/lorow/OpenIris.git.

    If you installed git while Visual Studio Code was open you may have to close it and re-open it first.

  2. Once you have chosen a download location click the Open button that may appear at the bottom right.

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  3. Click Yes, I trust the authors.

This is a direct adaptation from SlimeVR. Credit goes to the SlimeVR team adapted from here