Getting started

BryanBarbosa
 
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Getting started

Fri May 14, 2021 2:48 am

Hello, VoCore-Friends!
I am just starting with VoCore2 and I don't know nothing about how to use. My goal is to control two stepper motors using the VoCore, but I can't not even understand how a simple "blink led" works. Could someone please help me with some tutorials for getting started?
I will be forever grateful!

Vonger
 
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Re: Getting started

Sun May 16, 2021 2:46 pm

Hi,
You can connect LED + pin to any GPIO like GPIO38 and LED - pin to any GND.

call this to export GPIO38
echo 38 > /sys/class/gpio/export

call this to set GPIO38 to output mode
echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio38/direction

call this to set GPIO38 value, 1 to turn on LED, 0 to turn off LED.
echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio38/value
echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio38/value

VoCore2 GPIO max output current is 8mA(3.3V), so it should be safe to drive most LED, or you can add a resistor to limit the current.

Step motor is just same, normally it will need two GPIO connect to step motor driver board and send the control signal.

BryanBarbosa
 
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Re: Getting started

Fri Jun 25, 2021 7:44 pm

Hi! Thank you very much! Using your instructions I was able to control ports using the terminal, when accessing Vocore 2 by SSH.
I was wondering: is there a practical way to write code in Vocore 2 or send a code written in computer to Vocore 2?

Vonger
 
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Re: Getting started

Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:03 pm

I am not sure I understand correctly :)
You can learn shell script to directly code on VoCore2.

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