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Installation of the robot controller firmware
This installation guide explains how to install the robot controller firmware, which is also used by the I/O module.
First, download the firmware from the download page: https://mikobots.com/mikobots-studio/downloads/.
Save the ZIP file to your preferred location, then unzip it.
Installation arduino IDE
If you haven’t installed the Arduino IDE yet, download it from https://www.arduino.cc/en/software and install the software.
The Arduino IDE doesn’t support the ESP32 by default. To add support, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Start arduino and open the Preference window
Step 2:
In the “Additional Boards Manager URLs” field, enter the following link and press ok:
- https://espressif.github.io/arduino-esp32/package_esp32_index.json
Step 3:
Open Boards Manager from Tools > Board > Board manager and install esp32 platform
Step 4:
Select your ESP32, Select your board from Tools > Board > esp32 > ESP32 Dev Module
Upload the firmware
Open the file ESP32_robot_controller.ino in the folder you downloaded.
Once the program is open, you need to change the following line:
Modify it depending on whether you are installing the firmware for the I/O module or the robot controller:
For the robot, change the line to: #define DEVICE “ROBOT”
For the I/O module, change the line to: #define DEVICE “IO”
After making this change, you can upload the firmware to the ESP32.
When the arduino IDE is trying to upload, as shown in the picture below:
Press the button shown in the picture below for about 1-2 seconds. Once you do this, the firmware will be uploaded to the ESP32. After the upload is complete, you have successfully installed the firmware!
