Arduino IDE#

The Arduino IDE 2 is an improvement of the classic IDE, with increased performance, improved user interface and many new features, such as autocompletion, a built-in debugger and syncing sketches with Arduino Cloud.

Note

You will need to use Arduino IDE 2.X to program the EVOX1. If you are using Arduino IDE 1.X, you will not be able to program the EVOX1.

IDE Installation#

Steps to Download Arduino IDE

  1. Go to the official Arduino IDE download page

  2. Download the version for your operating system:

    • Windows: .exe installer or .zip (portable version)

    • Mac: .dmg installer

    • Linux: .AppImage or package for your distribution

  3. Install Arduino IDE by following the on-screen instructions

  4. If you do not have git installed or see the following error when trying to install the library:

    UserSideException: Please install Git client from https://git-scm.com/downloads_ and make sure to add it to your system PATH during installation.

    Look for the Github Actions extension in VSCode to install git on your system.

    ESP32 Board

Board Installation#

  1. Open the Boards Manager from the left panel

  2. Search for “esp32”

  3. Install esp32 by Espressif Systems board

ESP32 Board

Library Installation#

  1. Go to to the Evo Github Releases Page

  2. Download the Source code .zip under Assets from the latest release.

  3. In ArduinoIDE:

    • Click on Sketch on the top left bar

    • Include Library

    • Add .zip Library and

    • Select the file just downloaded.

    Revealing Library Folder in Explorer

Updating EVO Library#

To update the EVO library when there is a new relsease available repeat the steps in Library Installation and the library will be overwritten.