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27 changes: 20 additions & 7 deletions README → README.md
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Expand Up @@ -16,10 +16,20 @@ How to install bbctl

Go to software/bbctl and run:

$ sudo python2 setup.py install
$ sudo python2 setup.py install

Note that you need gcc to compile the FEC extension module.

Requirements
------------

bbctl uses pyusb1.0, which is not yet available in sone linux distributions.

Follow these easy steps to install from source:

$ git clone https://github.com/walac/pyusb.git
$ cd pyusb
$ sudo python2 setup.py install

How to build and flash the firmware
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Expand All @@ -30,18 +40,21 @@ and 49-atmel.rules to your udev rules directory (usually /etc/udev/rules.d).
Now, compile and flash the software. The bbctl dfu step can be omitted if
you're flashing the device for the first time:

$ cd bluebox/software/firmware
$ make clean all
$ bbctl dfu
$ make program
$ cd bluebox/software/firmware
$ make clean all
$ bbctl dfu
$ make program

You need dfu-programmer to program the device. Install it from your package
manager or from http://dfu-programmer.sourceforge.net/

You will also need a recent avr-8 compiler. Install it from your package
manager or from http://atmel.com

Finally, test the device by reading back the silicon revision of the ADF7021 RF
chip:

$ bbctl version
0x2104
$ bbctl version
0x2104

You can run bbctl help to get a list of available commands.
4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions software/firmware/bluebox.h
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#define TX_TIMEOUT_DELAY 10U
#define RX_WAIT_TIMEOUT 120U
#define CSMA_RSSI -50
#define BAUD_RATE 2400
#define MOD_INDEX 8
#define BAUD_RATE 4800
#define MOD_INDEX 4
#define PA_SETTING 8
#define AFC_RANGE 10
#define AFC_KI 11
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