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MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Get
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0.92 Closed Beta
November 2015
© 2015 MediaTek Inc.

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  • Page 1 0.92 Closed Beta Release date: November 2015 Specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2015 MediaTek Inc. This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of this information in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.
  • Page 2 0.92 Nov 2015 Closed beta release © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc. Page 2 of 27 This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc. Unauthorized reproduction or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connecting to the Internet ........................... 16 Install Arduino IDE and Board Support Package................19 Install the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo COM port driver ..................22 Run a blink example on LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo in Python ................25 What’s Next? ..............................27 3.1.
  • Page 4 Figure 23 Driver installation security warning ......................24 © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc. Page 4 of 27 This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc. Unauthorized reproduction or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.

  • Page 5: Get Started With The Linkit™ Smart 7688 Development Platform

    Get Started With the LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Development Platform Welcome to the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo development platform quick start guide, this guide is based on using Windows with examples created in Python, however the same steps apply to Mac and Linux and for node.js —...

  • Page 6: Sign Into The Linkit Smart 7688 Development Boards Web Ui

    Step 1: Power up your board with a micro-USB cable Plug in one end of a Micro USB cable to the power connector of the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo and the other end of the cable to a USB power source, such as your computer as shown in Figure 1, or a USB power adaptor.
  • Page 7 MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Get Started Guide Figure 1 Providing power to the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo board After boot loader initialization, the boot up process begins, which takes about 30 seconds. Next, the Wi-Fi LED turns off; this means the system is ready to accept a Wi-Fi connection. Figure 2 shows how the Wi-Fi LED status matches the system state.
  • Page 8 LinkIt_Smart_7688_XXXXXX AP. If you have multiple LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo boards, power only one of them to prevent a name collision. An alternative is to insert a micro SD card with a file that will change the name of the access point after the board has booted up.
  • Page 9 Step 3: Access the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo Web UI configuration tools You now setup the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo Web UI, a tool for configuring the settings of you board. http://mylinkit.local , as shown Figure 5.

  • Page 10: Update Your Board's Firmware

    1.3. Update Your Board’s Firmware The MediaTek Labs website has the latest firmware for your LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo development board. It is recommended that you upgrade the firmware of your new board to ensure you have the latest version. This section describes how.
  • Page 11 Step-by-step Step 1: Install LinkIt Smart 7688 SDT The latest LinkIt Smart 7688 SDT from the MediaTek Labs website includes the firmware, bootloader, and toolchain you need to develop applications for LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo. Download and unzip the SDK into a permanent location on your computer, such as D:\{SDK package} 2) Note the location of the firmware file lks7688.img, for example:...
  • Page 12 Software Information, as shown Figure 8. Figure 8 Firmware version You now have the latest firmware on your LinkIt Smart 7688 development board. Next: Access the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo system console using SSH. © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc. Page 12 of 27 This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc.

  • Page 13: Access The Linkit Smart 7688 System Console Through Ssh

    MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Get Started Guide 1.4. Access the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo System Console through LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo system console enables you to enter text commands and get system administration messages. Quick steps: • Open your terminal emulator and sign in Next: Run the Blink Example.
  • Page 14 Web UI, after log in you should see a screen similar to Figure 11. Figure 11 System console window © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc. Page 14 of 27 This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc. Unauthorized reproduction or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.

  • Page 15: Run The Blink Example

    /IoT/examples/blink-gpio44.py Step 2: Watch the Wi-Fi LED blink The Wi-Fi LED on LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo should start to blink every half second. Step 3: Terminate the blink example In the system console, type CTRL + C, this will terminate the example.

  • Page 16: Connecting To The Internet

    Next: Install Arduino IDE and Board Support Package Step-by-step Step 1: Connecting LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo to a Wi-Fi Access Point for Internet Access Open a browser with URL mylinkit.local,and sign-in to the Web UI with the password you have set. Click Network on upper right as shown Figure 12.
  • Page 17 Figure 13 Changing to Station mode in Web UI After you’ve switched to Station mode, the Wi-Fi LED should blink once a second, this indicates LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo is in Station mode. Since the Wi-Fi mode has changed, your host computer is now disconnected from LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo.
  • Page 18 Wireless AP. Figure 15 LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo in Station mode connected to a Wi-Fi AP Next: Install Arduino IDE and Board Support Package © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc.

  • Page 19: Install Arduino Ide And Board Support Package

    LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo supports Arduino IDE version 1.6.5. Step 2: Install board support package In order for Arduino IDE to recognize LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo development board, installing board support package is necessary. To install LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo board support package, open Arduino IDE, click File >...
  • Page 20 Boards Manager to download the repository. © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc. Page 20 of 27 This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc. Unauthorized reproduction or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.
  • Page 21 5) The installation completes, as shown in Figure 20. © 2015, 2016 MediaTek Inc. Page 21 of 27 This document contains information that is proprietary to MediaTek Inc. Unauthorized reproduction or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.

  • Page 22: Install The Linkit Smart 7688 Duo Com Port Driver

    6) You now have the LinkIt Smart 7688 installed on Arduino IDE as shown in Figure 21. Figure 21 LinkIt Smart 7688 Board in Arduino IDE Next: Install LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo COM port driver Install the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo COM port driver After you’ve installed the board package, follow the below step to install COM port driver for...
  • Page 23 Step 1: Connect LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo development board to a computer Plug in one end of the micro USB cable to the Power/MCU connector of the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo and the other end of the cable to a computer.
  • Page 24 For Linux, it should work without having to install a driver. LinkIt Smart 7688 should be /dev ttyUSB0. folder and mounted as • For OS X, it’s also not required to install a driver, LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo is mounted as a /dev/tty.usbmodem1413 1413 serial device under . The number may be different on each OS X machine.

  • Page 25: Run A Blink Example On Linkit Smart 7688 Duo In Python

    MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Get Started Guide Run a blink example on LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo in Python This example uploads an Arduino sketch to LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo and listens for commands in Serial1 port of the sketch. The commands are issued from the Linux side using a Python Serial1 program.
  • Page 26 # python ./blink_on_duo.py Step 3: Watch the D13 LED on LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo blink After you’ve executed the Python program and see the D13 LED on LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo blink every second, you‘ve successfully completed the example. Next: What’s next? ©...

  • Page 27: What's Next

    MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Get Started Guide What’s Next? You’ve set up the development environment for LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo and ran examples using Python. Please check out more tutorials, resources and inspiration related to LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo from the following links: 3.1.

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