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OpenTracker 2.4
User Manual (1.4.0)
Software
Arduino IDE
If you just want to use OpenTracker to Track your device you do not need to do these steps. It is all there
and configured for this use. But if you want to take advantage of all IO and additional features follow the
instructions below and you are ready to develop your own software with Arduino IDE.
Adding OpenTracker 2 as Board to Arduino IDE
Make sure you have a recent Arduino IDE (version 1.6.7 or later).
Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu and add the following address to the “Additional Boards
Manager URLs” text box:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geolink/opentracker-arduino-
board/master/package_opentracker_index.json
Open the Boards Manager wi
ndow from the Tools menu, write “opentracker” in the text box at the top,
choose “OpenTracker Boards” from the list below and click the Install button.
Using Arduino IDE with OpenTracker
Once the previous steps in this chapter have been performed successfully the Arduino IDE is ready to use.
We additionally provide examples and development updates on GitHub.
Please review the repositories regularly at
https://github.com/geolink/opentracker
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