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Electronic Cats Package Lists for the Arduino v1.6.4+ Board Manager

This repo contains the custom package_*_index.json files that can be used to add new third party boards to the Arduino v1.6.4+ IDE.

Board definitions for Electronic Cats-manufactured SAMD, ARM, and ESP-based Arduino boards.

This repository contains support for the following Electronic Cats Arduino-compatible development boards.

IMPORTANT NOTE: These board files have been updated for compatibility with Arduino version 1.8 and higher. Some boards (e.g. SAMD) may not compile correctly with earlier versions of Arduino. If you need compatibility with earlier versions of Arduino, you can choose previous releases of these boards from the Boards Manager.

Installation Instructions "Electronic Cats" Boards

To add board support for our products, start Arduino and open the Preferences window (File > Preferences). Now copy and paste the following URL into the 'Additional Boards Manager URLs' input field:

https://electroniccats.github.io/Arduino_Boards_Index/package_electroniccats_index.json
  • If there is already an URL from another manufacturer in that field, click the button at the right end of the field. This will open an editing window allowing you to paste the above URL onto a new line.

  • Press the "OK" button.

  • Open the "boards manager" that is in tools --> Board --> board manager.

  • Now write "Electronic Cats" (without quotes) in the search bar.

  • Click in install, jus wait to finish to install and only close the window.

  • In tools --> Boards, scroll to down in the board´s list you can see the Electronic Cat´s boards.

Electronic Cats invests time and resources providing this open source design, please support Electronic Cats and open-source hardware by purchasing products from Electronic Cats!

Have fun!

-Your friends at Electronic Cats