Hm - this isn't going very well. I've just tried to import the Servo example into the compiler. This is the first time I've used these tools, so I may just be doing it wrong.
I went here:
http://mbed.org/projects/cookbook/wiki/Servo
and copied this URL:
http://mbed.co.uk/projects/cookbook/svn/Servo/trunk/examples/Servo
Then I went to the compiler, did a right-click on My Programs and Import Program. I selected 'Import from URL' and pasted in that project URL.
I get a dialog with this message:
Error importing files: ERROR IMPORTING FROM SVN
----------------------------
The following errors were reported while trying to import:
* URL 'http://mbed.co.uk/projects/cookbook/svn/Servo/trunk/examples/Servo' doesn't exist
Furthermore, although I don't see a project with the name I chose in My Programs, a second attempt to import the project gets me this:
Error importing files: Unable to create project. Project with the same name already exists in your workspace.
I need to refresh my browser before I can see the empty project that the failed import attempt made.
I guess this is just a duff URL in the Servo example and a tiny refresh bug in an error leg, but as a first-use experience for something that is trying to be easy to use, it is a bit dispiriting.
What I'd like to find as a first-time user is a small collection of working sample projects that I can look at, compile, and tinker with. It is reasonably important that I know they are good examples, so that when it all goes wrong I know it's because I broke something.
Looking at the Cookbook, there's nothing that is clearly that. There are libraries, experiments, articles, betas, but nothing which is obviously a good working example.
I am all in favour of the Cookbook - it is obviously a fantastic idea - but it is not the best place to send a new user to look for example projects.
I wonder if it would be a good idea to put a new section at the top of the Cookbook with some suitable projects in.
Richard
Hm - this isn't going very well. I've just tried to import the Servo example into the compiler. This is the first time I've used these tools, so I may just be doing it wrong.
I went here:
http://mbed.org/projects/cookbook/wiki/Servo
and copied this URL:
Then I went to the compiler, did a right-click on My Programs and Import Program. I selected 'Import from URL' and pasted in that project URL.
I get a dialog with this message:
Error importing files: ERROR IMPORTING FROM SVN
----------------------------
The following errors were reported while trying to import:
* URL 'http://mbed.co.uk/projects/cookbook/svn/Servo/trunk/examples/Servo' doesn't exist
Furthermore, although I don't see a project with the name I chose in My Programs, a second attempt to import the project gets me this:
Error importing files: Unable to create project. Project with the same name already exists in your workspace.
I need to refresh my browser before I can see the empty project that the failed import attempt made.
I guess this is just a duff URL in the Servo example and a tiny refresh bug in an error leg, but as a first-use experience for something that is trying to be easy to use, it is a bit dispiriting.
What I'd like to find as a first-time user is a small collection of working sample projects that I can look at, compile, and tinker with. It is reasonably important that I know they are good examples, so that when it all goes wrong I know it's because I broke something.
Looking at the Cookbook, there's nothing that is clearly that. There are libraries, experiments, articles, betas, but nothing which is obviously a good working example.
I am all in favour of the Cookbook - it is obviously a fantastic idea - but it is not the best place to send a new user to look for example projects.
I wonder if it would be a good idea to put a new section at the top of the Cookbook with some suitable projects in.
Richard