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.

Lab 00. Things to Install