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3.d. Loading an Example App
When you first get your Wixel it will have no application loaded. To make your Wixel do something useful, you must
load an app onto it. This section guides you through the steps needed to load an example application onto the Wixel
using the Wixel Configuration Utility.
1. Install the Wixel drivers and software by following the instructions in the preceding sections.
2. Download the example application here:
(11k wxl). If you want to see the source code, it is in the Wixel SDK under
apps/example_blink_led
. (See
3. Open the app in the Wixel Configuration Utility. To do this in Windows, you can simply double-click on the
Wixel App (WXL) file. Alternatively, you can open the Wixel Configuration Utility, click the “Open…” button,
and select the Wixel App file. In Windows, you can find the Wixel Configuration Utility in the Pololu folder in
your Start Menu.
4. Connect a Wixel to your computer via USB. You should see it appear in the “Wixels” list. If it does not
appear, you might need to use a button or wire to get your Wixel into bootloader mode (see
). At this
point, your screen should look something like this:
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