Programming the Core1 board
Programming the Core1 board is intended to be straightforward - lets see.
You will need:
- Core1 board (and battery pack);
- A computer with a headphone output;
- A 3.5mm jack-to-jack cable (we use a stereo/TRS cable because we are plugging
into the headphone output of a laptop, but the Core1 audio input is mono,
so that sort of cable will work if you have a mono output);
- Connect the audio output of the computer to the audio input of the Core1
using the 3.5mm jack-to-jack cable;
- Switch on the Core1 (connect battery first of course);
- Adjust the 4th control knob (marked IV) to around its middle position;
- Press and hold the RESET button - the LED will light;
- Hold the RESET button until the LED goes out. The Core1 is now listening
out for a program to be downloaded to it.
- Click on Upload from the Arduino IDE. The code will compile and then will
play the code into the Core1.
- whilst the uploading is running, the LED should flash quickly until the
upload is complete.
That’s it! It may be that you need to play with the volume control on your
computer until the code is read - you might need to restart from stage 4
until you achieve success.
Examples
Here we will add some examples as audio files which you can download and program
into your Core1.
dr1a
This is the base software for the Core1 Rev.C, translated into audio format!
Download Here