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Background
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 Teensy 3.2 Microcontoller. In the past, we previously had used the easy to set up Arduino IDE, however it has many drawbacks and lacks many of the features of a full IDE.
Instalation
To install the PlatformIO IDE, follow the installation steps on 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.
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. there will be more added here later