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==Background==

==Background==

[http://platformio.org/ PlatformIO] is an open source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for programming microcontrollers (like arduino) and embedded systems. For our purposes, we mainly use it to write software for the [https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy32.html Teensy 3.2 Microcontoller]. In the past, we previously had used the easy to set up [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Environment Arduino IDE], however it has many drawbacks and lacks many of the features of a full IDE.

[http://platformio.org/ PlatformIO] is an open source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for programming microcontrollers (like arduino) and embedded systems. For our purposes, we mainly use it to write software for the [https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy32.html Teensy 3.2 Microcontoller]. In the past, we previously had used the easy to set up [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Environment Arduino IDE], however it has many drawbacks and lacks many of the features of a full IDE.

==Instalation==

==Installation==

To install the PlatformIO IDE, follow the installation steps on [http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/ide/atom.html#installation the PlatformIO website]

To install the PlatformIO IDE, follow the installation steps on [http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/ide/atom.html#installation the PlatformIO website]

There are a fair number of steps to follow if you do not have any of the software that PlatformIO incorporates, but it should be fairly straightforward.

There are a fair number of steps to follow if you do not have any of the software that PlatformIO incorporates, but it should be fairly straightforward.

'''OSX Users:''' due to a a problem with the program that loads your compiled code to the teensy on OSX, you will need to used a custom executable file in place of the original.

'''OS X Users:''' due to a a problem with the program that loads your compiled code to the teensy on OS X, you will need to used a custom executable file in place of the original.

''there will be more added here later''

''there will be more added here later''

For information on exactly how to set it up, follow [http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/index.html?highlight=libraries this guide]

For information on exactly how to set it up, follow [http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/index.html?highlight=libraries this guide]