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--- raspberry-phidget [2015/03/25 18:11]
Stéphane Lavirotte created
+++ raspberry-phidget [2016/01/28 13:33]
Stéphane Lavirotte [Install Phidgets librairies]
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 ====== Install Phidgets on Raspberry Pi ======
 To be able to use Phidget on Raspberry, you will have to do the following steps.
+{{:public_namespace:phidget_ik.jpg?200|}} {{:public_namespace:phidget_sensors.jpg?500|}}
 ===== Install Phidgets librairies =====
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 </code>
-Then you have to add Phidget available for Mono.
+Then you have to add Phidget .NET library available for Mono. First you have to download the needed packages with the following commands:
+<code>
+wget http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget21-windevel.zip
+unzip Phidget21-windevel.zip
+</code>
+Then, to add the library to the Mono GAC:
 <code>
 sudo gacutil -i phidget21-windevel/Phidget21.NET.dll
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 </code>
-===== Give access for user to USB InterfaceKit =====
+===== Give access USB Phidget InterfaceKit for a regular user =====
 Last step to be able to use the Phidget InterfaceKit on Raspberry Pi is a problem of permissions on files; only root can access to data of usb pluged devices. So for any program working with Phidget InterfaceKit, you would need to run it as root user (with a sudo). Of course, this is not the right solution.
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 sudo adduser pi usb
 </code>
+After adding group and user to group, you have to logout and login again to have the right permissions.