Environment Setup

About

This document will discuss in detail how to setup your environment to program the Cardinal 825 Digital Weight Indicator.

Features of the Cardinal 825 Programming Environment

• Subversion integration for instant access to the latest source code.
• Full featured Eclipse IDE which is quickly becoming the standard for developers everywhere.
• Mylyn integration with the Cardinal 825 Tech site for quick access to tickets and progress.
• Full debugging capabilities (coming soon).

Required Files

The following files should be included on the 8GB USB flash drive that was sent with your order.

• ​VMware Player - Required to run the Cardinal Fedora 825 Programming Environment.
• Cardinal Fedora 11 825 programming package

Installing the Environment

1. Insert the 8GB USB flash drive into your computer.
2. Install VMware Player by double clicking on the icon in the directory of the flash drive.
3. Follow the steps listed choosing the default values to install.

4. Reboot your computer if required.

5. Copy the Cardinal 825 Programming Environment package to your computer in any directory you wish.

Starting the Environment

1. Start VMware Player by going to Start -> Programs -> VMware and choosing VMware Player

2. Start the Cardinal 825 Programming Environment by choosing Open and choosing the Cardinal 825 Programming Environment.vmx file from the directory you extracted it to in "Installing the Environment step 5".

3. VMware will start.

4. Press Take Ownership when the prompt appears.

5. If this error appears press No.

6. VMware will power up Fedora Core 11 and automatically start the programming environment.

Using the Environment