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= Installing Atom and platformio on Windows =
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= Atom and platformio =
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Atom is an opensource editor, and platformio is a plugin to program for the Arduino platform and support a huge range of hardware. (250 different types of boards including various esp8266's)
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Look at http://platformio.org/boards for a overview.
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You need this if you want to help us improving ESPEasy.
  
 
== Install the Atom editor ==
 
== Install the Atom editor ==
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Now you have platformio. With this you should be able to build and upload to more that 250 different types of boards. (including esp8266 offcourse.)
 
  
Look at http://platformio.org/boards for a overview.
 
  
 
In another tutorial I will explain how to compile ESPEasy.
 
In another tutorial I will explain how to compile ESPEasy.

Revision as of 17:03, 2 March 2017

Atom and platformio

Atom is an opensource editor, and platformio is a plugin to program for the Arduino platform and support a huge range of hardware. (250 different types of boards including various esp8266's)

Look at http://platformio.org/boards for a overview.

You need this if you want to help us improving ESPEasy.

Install the Atom editor

Download atom.png


  • Start the installer and click through them.
  • If it also installs the .NET platform you may have to reboot and restart the Atom installer.


  • Start atom:

Atom first start.png


Now your Atom editor installation is complete.

Install the platformio-ide plugin

Platformio is a plugin for the Atom editor, we're going to install that next.

  • In the Atom editor click on install a package.
  • Click open installer:

Install a package.png


  • Search for platformio
  • Install platformio-ide:

Install platformio-ide.png


  • Install python 2.7 if it asks you, it will take you to the python website:

Install python.png


  • Click download pyton 2.7 and download the correct installer:

Download python.png


  • Download/run the python installer, click through the installer. Default settings are fine:

Run python installer.png


  • After installing python 2.7, go back to Atom and click try a again:

Python try again.png


  • Click reload now to reload now Atom. (first start takes a while):

Reload platformio.png


  • You should now have an Atom editor with Platformio installed and see this screen:

Platformio completed.png



In another tutorial I will explain how to compile ESPEasy.