Using Interactive C at Bryn Mawr

1. Check to make sure that IC is running on the Handyboard. To do that, turn it on and see if it says "IC 3.1" and has a little heart beating. If it is not then:
   • Plug the phone wire into the charger, and the Handyboard
   • Turn the board off
   • Hold down the inner black push button, and turn the Handyboard on
   • On the attached computer, in a terminal window, run the command "ic_init"
   • Press ENTER, and watch the charger green light flicker, and dots appear on the screen
   • Turn the Handyboard off and then back on (i.e., a "reset")
2. Once IC is running on the Handyboard, you may now program it. Make sure the phone cord is connected to the charger and HB.
3. Make sure the HB is on
4. Run "ic" in a terminal window
5. You can then interactively type commands like

   motor(0, 255);
   

   or, using the "load" command, you can download a file to the HB
6. I recommend using "emacs" to edit your code. But there are many other editors available on the Linux menus (e.g., gedit, nedit, vi, xjed, emacs, xemacs, etc.)
7. Once you have downloaded your program, you can disconnect the HB from the charger.
8. If you named your program "main()" then it will automatically run when you turn the board off and then back on (i.e., a "reset").