Basic Starter ev3dev + Visual Studio Code + Python

This is a git repository to help you get started programming an EV3 robot using ev3dev in Visual Studio Code using the Python programming language.

1. Download Etcher
2. download ev3dev image from https://www.ev3dev.org/downloads/
3. write image onto SD card using etcher.
4. insert into ev3, and restart EV3. you should see 'brickman' when it boots

1. Download and install python 3 https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-374/ Use advanced options to add it to your path

2. install python-ev3dev libraries using a command prompt

    C:\Users\dcowden>python
    Python 3.7.4 (tags/v3.7.4:e09359112e, Jul  8 2019, 20:34:20) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> quit()
   
    C:\Users\dcowden>pip install python-ev3dev2
    Requirement already satisfied: python-ev3dev2 in c:\users\dcowden\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (2.0.0b3)
    Requirement already satisfied: Pillow in c:\users\dcowden\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from python-ev3dev2) (6.1.0)
    You are using pip version 19.0.3, however version 19.2.2 is available.
    You should consider upgrading via the 'python -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.
   
    C:\Users\dcowden>python
    Python 3.7.4 (tags/v3.7.4:e09359112e, Jul  8 2019, 20:34:20) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import ev3dev2
    >>> quit()
   

3. Download and install vscode. Use the user installer https://code.visualstudio.com/download

1. Download this project and unzip it to your computer

2. Open it using vscode Open Folder

3. Install the extensions recommended by the starter project: python and ev3d-browser

4. Connect the ev3 via USB

5. in the ev3dev device brower, connect to the brick. it should diplay a green circle when ready.

6. Press f5 to compile and run on the brick!