Setup

Prior to the workshop, you'll need to install a few things.

Please do and check these BEFORE you come to the workshop, in case the internet is slow!

If you have any questions prior to the workshop, please contact contact@onevariable.com for assistance.

Rust

You'll want to install Rust, ideally using rustup, not using your operating system's package manager.

You can follow the instructions here:

You'll want to make sure you are on the newest stable Rust version. We'll be using 1.77.2.

You can do this with:

rustup update stable
rustup default stable

You'll also want to add a couple of additional pieces:

rustup component add llvm-tools
rustup target add thumbv6m-none-eabi

We'll use probe-rs for debugging the board during the workshop.

You can follow the instructions here:

You may need to set up USB drivers or permissions for both the probe, as well as the USB device.

We recommend following the steps listed here: https://probe.rs/docs/getting-started/probe-setup/. If you've used probe-rs before, you are probably already fine.

There are also instructions listed on the nusb docs page: https://docs.rs/nusb/latest/nusb/#platform-support. You may need to add permissions rules for:

The training device will require a single USB port on your computer. You will need a cable that allows you to connect to a USB-C device.

Depending on your computer, you will need either a USB A-to-C or USB C-to-C cable. We will have some spares, but please bring one if you can.