https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-chibitronics
Chibitronics Love To Code board editor with Microsoft MakeCode
https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-chibitronics
chibitronics circuits makecode paper pxt
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Chibitronics Love To Code board editor with Microsoft MakeCode
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-chibitronics
- Owner: microsoft
- License: other
- Created: 2017-02-17T22:59:02.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-09-06T06:01:26.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-08-09T13:45:41.273Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: chibitronics, circuits, makecode, paper, pxt
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://makecode.chibitronics.com
- Size: 36.1 MB
- Stars: 24
- Watchers: 20
- Forks: 15
- Open Issues: 63
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
- Security: SECURITY.md
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README
# chibitronics target for PXT
[](https://travis-ci.org/Microsoft/pxt-chibitronics)
[](https://aka.ms/makecodecommunity)
This target allow to program a [Chibi Chip](https://chibitronics.com/lovetocode/) using
PXT ([Microsoft Programming Experience Toolkit](https://github.com/Microsoft/pxt)).
* Currently hosted at https://makecode.chibitronics.com
## Local server
The local server allows to run the editor and the documentation from your computer.
### Setup
The following commands are a 1-time setup after synching the repo on your machine.
* See requirements for [pxt](https://github.com/Microsoft/pxt)
* [clone this repo](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/) to your computer and go in the project folder
```
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-chibitronics
cd pxt-chibitronics
```
* install the PXT command line (add ``sudo`` for Mac/Linux shells).
```
npm install -g pxt
```
* install the dependencies
```
npm install
```
* install platformio command line:
```
python2 -m pip install -U platformio
```
* install the ltc platform:
```
platformio platform install https://github.com/xobs/platformio-ltc
```
### Running
Run this command to open a local web server (add ``sudo`` for Mac/Linux shells)
```
pxt serve
```
If the local server opens in the wrong browser, make sure to copy the URL containing the local token.
Otherwise, the editor will not be able to load the projects.
If you need modify the `.cpp` files, turn on yotta compilation with the ``-yt`` flag (add ``sudo`` for Mac/Linux shells):
```
pxt serve -yt
```
## Updates
To update your PXT version and make sure you're running the latest tools, run (add ``sudo`` for Mac/Linux shells)
```
pxt update
```
More instructions at https://github.com/Microsoft/pxt#running-a-target-from-localhost