Software
Below, the list of necessary software for getting started with Max and the Arduino platform:
- Max: download and install the latest version for your operating system
- Arduino: download and install the latest version for your operating system
- Teensy [Loader]: download and install the latest version for your operating system, install it
Teensy [Teensyduino]: download and install the latest version for your operating system
Below is a list of extensions to the Max environment and steps for installing them:
- create a folder called “for-Max” in your “Documents” folder. Then
- download the latest version of Maxuino, unzip it, and put the “Maxuino” folder in the “for-Max” folder you created above
- download the latest CNMAT Max externals for your operating system (called “Everything for Mac OS X/Window”), unzip and place the folder in the “for-Max” folder you created above
- Start up the Max program which you installed above, run as “Demo” if you must, select “File Preferences…” from the “Options” menu; add the “for-Max” folder to the search path by clicking on the + button and selecting that folder
Windows Only:
- Download and install the lastest FTDI Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers for your operating system. Use the “setup executables” that are under the “Comments” column of the table half-way down above page, titled “Currently Supported VCP Drivers”