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Kurt, ThingM\n\nHosted on Github at https://github.com/todbot/LinkM/\n\nOVERVIEW\n--------\nThis project contains the following directories:\n\n- c_host          -- C library for talking to LinkM\n  - linkm-tool       -- Command-line tool for exercising C library\n\n- java_host       -- Java library for talking to LinkM\n  - linkm.sh         -- Command-line tool for exercising Java library\n\n- processing_apps -- Several applications using Java library and Processing\n  - BlinkMSequencer2 -- Multi-channel light sequencer\n  - BlinkMScriptTool -- Helps write text light scripts\n  - TwitterBlinkM    -- Turns BlinkMs colors from twitter stream mentions\n  - OSCLinkM         -- OSC gateway for LinkM\n  - LinkMLibTest     -- Simple tests of LinkM Processing/Java library\n\n- tools           -- Misc tools\n  - linkm_load       -- mass bootloading tool\n  - linux_usb_setup  -- fixes USB permissions on Ubuntu \u0026 other udev Linux\n\n- schematic       -- LinkM device schematics in Eagle format\n\n- firmware        -- LinkM device firmware code\n\n- bootloadHID     -- LinkM device bootloader firmware and commandline tool\n  - firmware         -- firmware for bootloader\n  - commandline      -- commandline host-side tool to upload new firmware\n\n\n\nBUILDING THE PC-SIDE (HOST) CODE\n--------------------------------\nThe build process for all LinkM software except the Processing apps is\nexpected to be done entirely from the command-line using standard free\nUnix-like tools such as \"make\" and \"gcc\".\n\nThere is a `build_all_host.sh` script that will build the host-side code\non all OS platforms.\n\nHost code dependencies:\n- The Java library in \"java_host\" depends on the C library in \"c_host\"\n- The C library in \"c_host\" depends on library in \"bootloadHID/commandline\"\n\nOn Mac OS X you will need the following free tools:\n- XCode - http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html\n- libusb - `brew install libusb`\n\nOn Windows you will need the following free tools:\n- MinGW - http://www.mingw.org/\n- MSYS - http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS\n- zip - http://stahlworks.com/dev/index.php?tool=zipunzip\n- Java JDK - http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp\n\nOn Ubuntu Linux you will need the following free tools:\n- build-essential - `sudo apt-get install build-essential`\n- libusb - `sudo apt-get install libusb libusb-dev`\n- Sun JDK - `sudo add-apt-repository \"deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner\" \u0026\u0026 sudo apt-get update \u0026\u0026 sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk`\n\n\nBUILDING THE FIRMWARE\n---------------------\nIn general you should have everything you have for the host code above, and:\n\nOn Mac OS X:\n- AVR CrossPack - http://www.obdev.at/products/crosspack/\n\nOn Windows:\n- WinAVR - http://winavr.sourceforge.net/\n\nOn Ubuntu Linux:\n- \"sudo apt-get install avrdude avr-libc avr-gcc avr-binutils\"\n\n\n\nBundling BlinkMSequencer2 for Multiple Architectures\n----------------------------------------------------\n\nA. Bundle for Mac OS X\n  1. Open BlinkMSequencer2 in Processing\n  2. Choose File -\u003e Export Application, choose \"Mac OS X\"\n  3. In Finder, open linkm/processing_apps/BlinkMSequencer2/application.macosx\n  4. Add Icon:\n  4a.  Right-click \"BlinkMSequencer2.app\", choose \"Get Info\"\n  4b.  Open \"linkm/tools/bundle_bits/thingm_log-10.png\" in Preview.\n  4c.  Select All, copy, then select icon in Info inspector, and paste\n  5. Right-click \"BlinkMSequencer2.app\", choose \"Compress ...\"\n  6. Rename resulting zip as \"BlinkMSequencer2_macosx.zip\"\n  7. Publish release\n\nB. Bundle for Windows:\n  1. Open BlinkMSequencer2 in Processing\n  2. Choose File -\u003e Export Application, choose your \"Windows\"\n  3. Bundle with Java with these 5 command-line commands:\n  ```\n     cd linkm/processing_apps/BlinkMSequencer2/application.windows\n     unzip ../../../tools/bundle_bits/java_from_arduino_0018_win.zip\n     cd ..\n     mv application.windows BlinkMSequencer2_windows\n     zip -r BlinkMSequencer2_windows.zip BlinkMSequencer2_windows\n  ```\n  4. Publish release\n\nC. Bundle for Linux:\n  1. Open BlinkMSequencer2 in Processing\n  2. Choose File -\u003e Export Application, choose \"Linux\"\n  3. Bundle with the following 3 command-line commands:\n  ```\n     cd linkm/processing_apps/BlinkMSequencer2\n     mv application.linux BlinkMSequencer2_linux\n     tar cvzf BlinkMSequencer2_linux.tar.gz BlinkMSequencer2_linux\n  ```\n  4. 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