Firmware for HexBoard MIDI controller
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3963062 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# HexBoard MIDI Controller + +The HexBoard is a 140-key board designed for techno-musicians, babies, and computer people. + + + +You can [order your HexBoard today](https://shapingthesilence.com/tech/hexboard-midi-controller/), +or [contact Jared](mailto:jared@shapingthesilence.com) if you're interested in assembling it yourself. + +## The Team +* Jared DeCook has been writing music, developing hardware, and performing as [Shaping The Silence](https://shapingthesilence.com/) for over a decade. +* Zach DeCook has been listening to music, breaking hardware, and occasionally writing software since the former discovered his exploitable talents. + +## HexBoard Arduino firmware + +The Arduino firmware is the default firmware for the HexBoard (and is what this repository contains). + +### Building the firmware + +If you want to build the firmware, +we'll assume you're already proficient at installing software on your computer at this point. + +#### Using [Arduino-IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software) + +(Instructions to come) + +#### Using [arduino-cli](https://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/latest/) + +(Instructions to come) + +### Flashing the firmware + +1. Unplug the HexBoard from your computer, then plug it in while holding the button by the USB port. +2. It should appear as a disk in your computer. +3. Copy the .uf2 firmware file onto that disk +4. The disk should eject, and the HexBoard should automatically reboot into that firmware. |