1.2 Build the software

If you don't want, you don't need to build the software by your own. In every release, you could download the needed prebuild files.

The following text describes how to build your own release.

Build ftcSoundBar's firmware

To flash the ftcSoundBar firmware the first time, you need to install some tools on your PC.

1. git clone -b v4.1 https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git
2. cd esp-idf
3. run install.bat on windows systems or install.sh on linux distributions
4. git clone https://github.com/espressif/esp-adf.git
5. set in esp-idf/export.bat on windows Systems or export.sh on linux systems the variable ADF_PATH. Use the path, where you installed espadf.
6. git clone https://github.com/elektrofuzzis/ftcSoundBar.git
7. run esp-idf/export.bat or esp-idf/export.sh dependend on your OS.
8. cd ftcSoundBar/firmware
9. idf.py build

Build .so-library - TXT controller only

1. Download and install gcc compiler arm-linux-gnueabihf from linareo
2. arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc.exe -Ilib\gcc\arm-linux-gnueabihf\4.9.1\include -c -fpic -Wall libftcSoundBar.cpp
3. arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc.exe -Ilib\gcc\arm-linux-gnueabihf\4.9.1\include -shared libftcSoundBar.o