Watch this video to see the process from opening your developer kit to installing your first game, or follow the written instructions below!

Getting Started Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIeRvWSMmgY&ab_channel=BlinksbyMove38

Step-by-step Guide

1: Install Arduino

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Make sure you download the Arduino IDE 1.8.13 or greater, not the online dev tools.

2. Install the Blinks SDK

  1. Launch Arduino
  2. Go to File->Preferences and add: https://boardsmanager.com/package_move38.com-blinks_index.json ...under Additional Boards Manager URLs

**Additionally, checking the 2 boxes for verbose output can be helpful for troubleshooting

**Additionally, checking the 2 boxes for verbose output can be helpful for troubleshooting

  1. Go to Tools->Board->Boards Manager
  2. Search for "blinks" and press Install.

Note that this can take several minutes so be patient!

Note that this can take several minutes so be patient!

  1. Go to Tools->Board: you should now see Move38->Blink at the bottom. Select it.

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Select Blink if you are using the included Developer Blink, and if you are using the publishing tool to write to a Blank, check to see if it is a Blink or a Blink328