Every time you see C:\Users\Thomas\Desktop\ in these instructions, replace it with the correct path for your desktop.

Note that we are using Git branch develop, which is the one that currently supports Python 3.

How do I download?

The links above point to source repositories on Github.com. To download the code, click on:

Why?

All source code is written in Python. You need to install Python on your computer to run the source code.

Make sure you add python.exe to your path during the installation process.

C:\Users\Thomas\Desktop\smartmeshsdk-develop>pip install -r requirements.txt

What is pip?

pip is a utility which comes with Python, and which automatically downloads and installs packages listed in a requirements.txt file.

When am I done?

Double-click on C:\Users\Thomas\Desktop\smartmeshsdk-master\app\JsonServer\JsonServer.py to verify the program starts well:

We will not use that program until much later, close it for now.

If you get the following error when running Python, make sure the Python executable path is present in you system PATH variable:

'python' is not recognized as an internal of external command

Why?

You will use Node-RED (https://nodered.org/) to connect your SmartMesh IP network to different back-end systems, and build a dashboard.

FTDI is the make of a chip on the SmartMesh IP motes. You need the driver of that chip on your computer. This is normally already installed, so you can probably skip this step. On older Windows computers, this driver isn't included by default.

On Windows, download and install the setup executable for easier use.

If you are using MACOS, you don't have to install anything. You can use the built-in package called "screen".