Instructions | Crowdsourcing Control with the ESP8266 Thing

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Step 1

Install Arduino IDE 1.6.5+. You must install version 1.6.5 or higher in order to participate in this workshop. You will need an internet connection for these steps!
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Step 2
Add the ESP8266 Arduino Add-on. Add the following text to your Additional Boards Manager URLs under File> Preferences:
```
http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json
```
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Step 3

Double check that you have properly installed the ESP8266 files by going to Tools>Board>Boards Manager. Search for ESP8266 and verify that the package shows as Installed.
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Step 4

Please download the .zip Blynk library. You can find the repository here.
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Step 5

Install the Blynk app from the Google Play or Apple Store. Sign up for an account - it's free!
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Step 6

Please make sure you have FTDI drivers installed if applicable for your computer (typically required for Windows machines).
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Step 7

Download the .zip Phant library. The repo is here.
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Step 8

Download the example sketches here.

Crowdsourcing Control with the ESP8266 Thing