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We assume participants are grouped into groups of 3-6 people, and that there is at least one computer per group. This page lists what you need to install on that computer |
FTDI is the make of a chip on the SmartMesh IP motes. |
When you plug in your SmartMesh IP manager, 4 serial ports appear. |
Make sure you have a serial terminal program (PuTTY, TeraTerm, etc) installed on your computer, and that you know how to use it to open/close a serial port.
If you are using MACOS, you don't have to install anything. You can use the built-in package called "screen". |
You will use Microsoft Excel in Part 2: Understanding Trade-Offs in SmartMesh IP. Make sure each group has at least one computer that has it installed.
We assume you have a IBM Cloud Account, and that you can log into console.eu-gb.bluemix.net.