CHIP computer: flashing OS, python, LED and blinking of LED after boot

We flash new OS, install the python and we will blink LED.

And how do you know that CHIP computer is ready? The LED will blink.

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CHIP computer: flashing OS, python, LED and blinking of LED after boot
CHIP computer: I2C bus – AD7415 temperature sensor

Flashing new FW:

What we need – http://docs.getchip.com/chip.html#flash-chip-with-an-os

Go to flash.getchip.com website

Keep these steps:

How to blink LED after the boot boot:
https://github.com/xtacocorex/chip_boot_blink
sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install git build-essential python-dev python-pip -y

git clone https://github.com/xtacocorex/chip_boot_blink.git

cd chip_boot_blink

sudo ./install.sh

cd ..

sudo rm -rf chip_boot_blink

LED blinking with python:
https://github.com/xtacocorex/CHIP_IO
sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install git build-essential python-dev python-pip -y

git clone git://github.com/xtacocorex/CHIP_IO.git

cd CHIP_IO

sudo python setup.py install

cd ..

sudo rm -rf CHIP_IO

LED is connected between PWM0 and GND.

Python script:


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