Getting started guide

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This article will help you start using the Bowler Software Development Kit and learn how to retrieve data from an analog sensor.

Contents 1 Get the required hardware 2 Setting up the environment 3 Connecting the DyIO 4 Running your first example 5 Going Further

Get the required hardware

For this article you will need the following 3 items

• A DyIO
• A 3-pin potentiometer, line following sensor, or light sensor.
• A USB-mini cable

Setting up the environment

Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ and download the "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers"

Download the latest installer from the Downloads page. This will install the Development environment.

Connecting the DyIO

Take the DyIO and plug it into an available USB port. You should see the status light turn blue and the bank lights turn green.

Running your first example

Open up the Eclipse development environment

Click on the "sensor_value" project and then click on the green "run" button.

Select your DyIO's Com Port and click OK.

You should see the values from your sensor in the "Console" window change as you manipulate the sensor.

Going Further

Programming with the DyIO: Programming Demo

Sensors and Actuators compatible with the DyIO: Dyio peripherals