Install on Windows 10
- Type ‘cmd’ into the search bar next to the Start menu
- Click on the Command Prompt app when it appears in the search results.
- Type ‘java -version’ in the Command Prompt window, then press Enter.
- Any version 11 and above is good, and you can go straight to Installing Brainbuilder
Installing Java 11 or upgrading from an older version
- Go to AdoptJDK: https://adoptopenjdk.net
- Choose OpenJDK11, Hotspot JVM
- Save .msi file
- Open .msi file to launch the installer
- Accept the license agreement
- Custom Setup: leave default
- Popup: agree to make changes to your computer, yes
- If you have Java applications running, you will be prompted to close the applications that have files in use
- After setup completed, click Finish
- Download the latest version of BrainBuilder
- Open your Downloads folder in the Windows File Explorer
- Right-click on BrainBuilder.zip
- Choose ‘Unzip All’ from the menu
- Enter the name of the folder where you want to store the BrainBuilder software
- Open the folder where you installed BrainBuilder in the Windows File Explorer
- Double-click on the batchfile named ‘bb_run’. It may show up named ‘bb_run.bat’
- If Windows warns you that it prevented running this unknown app, click on “More information” and then “Run anyway”
- Right-click on ‘bb_run’ (or ‘bb_run.bat’) and then click on ‘Create shortcut’
- Drag the shortcut to you desktop
- Connect your development board
- Continue to Quickstart