MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Duo Get Started Guide
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On Mac or Linux:
Open
Terminal
and at the command prompt type
. Press return and
enter the password you set previously in the Web UI.
If you see a warning error indicating host ID has changed, please check the Troubleshooting
section in the MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688 Developer’s Guide.
You now have access to system console using SSH.
1.5.
Run the Blink Example
You are now ready to run your first example on the LinkIt Smart 7688 development board. This
example switches the board’s Wi-Fi LED on and off every half second.
Quick steps:
•
Execute the example in system console
•
Watch the LED blink on the board
•
Terminate the example
Next: Connecting to the Internet.
Step-by-step
Step 1: Run the blink example in LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo system console
In the system console, type following command to run the blink example in Python:
# python /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.
You can now explore the system console and try other examples or Linux command utilities – but
before that, it’s important to connect the board to the Internet first. You can do that by
