1 Download Source Code
- 1.1 How do I download?
2 Python 3.9
- 2.1 Why?
- 2.2 What is pip?
- 2.3 When am I done?
3 Node-RED
- 3.1 Why?
4 FTDI drivers
5 Serial Terminal
6 Microsoft Excel

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

Download Source Code

Download the following code on your computer's desktop:

What?	Why?	Where?

What?	Why?	Where?
SmartMesh SDK	A collection of programs to interact with your SmartMesh IP network	https://github.com/dustcloud/smartmeshsdk/tree/develop

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:

Unzip the source code on your computer's desktop

Python 3.9

Download and install the latest Python 3 version from https://www.python.org/, using the default settings.

Install the Python packages needed by the SmartMesh SDK by typing the following command:

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

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

Node-RED

FTDI drivers

Download and install the appropriate drivers for your system from https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/.

Serial Terminal

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.

Microsoft Excel

You will use Microsoft Excel in Lab 10. Performance estimator. Make sure each group has at least one computer that has it installed.