Installing Hardware Files

Open Arduino. If you’re using Windows, go to File > Preferences. If you’re using a Mac, go to Arduino > Preferences.

A Preferences window should appear. Find the Additional Boards Manager URLs and paste in the URL that’s below:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RobolinkInc/Robolink/master/package_rokit_index.json

Hit OK to close the Preferences window and go to Tools > Boards > Boards Manager. Find the Type box in the upper lefthand corner, and change the type from All to Contributed.

Find the package “rokit by ROBOLINK.” If it says it’s installed, you’re finshed! Skip this step! Otherwise, click the package and then click Install.

The last thing you need to install is your USB driver for your Smart Inventor Board, which you can get from the Silicon Labs download page. Select your operating system from this page and click “Download” under the “Software” column. If you are using Mac, skip ahead to step 8.

Save the file to your desktop. When the file is finished downloading, extract/unzip/uncompress the file to a new folder, and then run the appropriate ‘CP210xVCPInstaller_x…exe’ for your operating system.

If you’re on Windows, you can figure out if you’re using a x64 or x86 bit operating system by going to the start menu, right clicking This PC (or My Computer), and selecting Properties.

Once you download the SiLabs USB driver. double click the zip file.

Open up the DMG file.

Follow the instructions for the installation window.

Open up the “Legacy MacVCP Driver” folder, NOT the “Silicon Labs VCP Driver.pkg“, in this folder.

Double click on the “Silicon Labs VCP Driver.pkg” that is inside the “Legacy MacVCP Driver” folder.