Installation on Debian/Ubuntu

Steps to get ready to run BrainBuilder Development Studio for the first time:

Prerequisites

Check the minimum system requirements:

You may be able to use other versions, but we do not test these. If you run into problems when using other versions, you have to fix them yourself.

BrainBuilder makes use of AVRDude. If it is not already installed, install it:

  sudo apt install avrdude

Check if avrdude has been installed correctly:

  avrdude -?

This should display the help for avrdude.

Install the package:

  sudo dpkg -i ./brainbuilder_[version]_amd64.deb

Connect your development board

Look up by which group it is owned:

  ls -l /dev/tty*

The one to look out for will be named /dev/ttyUSB[number] or /dev/ttyACM[number], for example:

  crw-rw----+ 1 root dialout 188,  0 nov  9 10:05 /dev/ttyUSB0

Usually the group it belongs to, is group 'dialout'. Check if you are a member:

  groups

Add yourself to the 'dialout' group if you are not a member:

  sudo usermod -a -G dialout [your user name]

Start BrainBuilder from the menu (Programming):

Or create a desktop shortcut for:

  /opt/brainbuilder/bin/brainbuilder

Or start BrainBuilder from a terminal window, add /opt/brainbuilder/bin/ to PATH, whichever you prefer

Connect your development board if it isn't already connected