MicroMod Alorium Sno M2 Processor Board Hookup Guide

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Software Installation

Note: This example assumes you are using the latest version of the Arduino IDE on your desktop. If this is your first time using Arduino, please review our tutorial on installing the Arduino IDE. If you have not previously installed an Arduino library, please check out our installation guide.

Install Arduino Board Definitions

In your Arduino IDE menu bar, go to File > Preferences and locate the ‘Additional Boards Manager URLs’ input field. Paste the following URL into the “Additional Boards Manager URLs” input field:

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AloriumTechnology/Arduino_Boards/master/package_aloriumtech_index.json

It should look something like the following:

Adding Alorium link to Preferences

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Install Alorium's XLR8 Board Package

Start by going to Tools > Board > Boards Manager. Type “Alorium,” in the search field and you will see an option to install board files for Alorium Arduino compatible boards. Select the “Alorium XLR8 Boards” package and then click “Install”.

Type in Alorium, and you should see Alorium XLR8 Family package. Install that.

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Go to Tools > Board. You should see that a new section titled “Alorium XLR8 Family” now exists. Under this new heading should be the Sno M2 board. You can select the "Sno M2" board just like you would normally select the “Arduino/Genuino Uno” board.

Choosing the M2 Board

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After selecting the Sno M2, you will find a new menu item at Tools > FPGA Image, where you will find a number of FPGA images that provide different operating speeds and different XB configurations.

Choosing FPGA Image

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XLR8 Libraries

Installing the XLR8 board support will also install a default set of libraries that are needed to take advantage of the extra capabilities of Snō. You can see these libraries listed in the Sketch > Include Library menu.

There are additional libraries available that can be installed using the Library Manager. In the Arduino IDE, go to the menu Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries, which will open the Library Manager in a new window. Enter "Alorium" in the search bar and you will find the entries for the various XLR8 and Snō libraries available.

There are many libraries you can install to support a variety of our board functions and Xcelerator Blocks. For the purposes of this getting started guide, find the “XLR8Info” library and click on it.

Install XLR8Info Library

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An Install button will appear for it. Click on the Install button, and when the installation is complete you will see that the library is now tagged as Installed.

After adding the library, you’ll find it in the menu Sketch > Include Library, under Contributed Libraries (You may need to re-start the IDE if you don’t see it).

You’ll also find some examples sketches in the File > Examples menu, under the library name.

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