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id: build-instructions
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title: Build Instructions
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sidebar_label: Building
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---
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This project uses the simple PlatformIO build system. PlatformIO is an extension to Microsoft VSCode. Workflows from building from the GUI or from the commandline are listed below.
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If you encounter any problems, please post a question in [our forum](https://meshtastic.discourse.group). And when you learn a fix, update these instructions for the next person (i.e. edit this file and send in a [pull-request](https://opensource.com/article/19/7/create-pull-request-github) which we will eagerly merge).
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## GUI
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1. Purchase a suitable [radio](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-device/wiki/Hardware-Information).
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2. Install [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
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3. Install [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
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4. Reboot your computer.
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5. Install [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/platformio-ide).
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6. Click the PlatformIO icon on the side bar. 
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7. Under `Quick Access, Miscellaneous, Clone Git Project` enter the URL of the Meshtastic repo found [here](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-device). 
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8. Select a file location to save the repo.
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9. Once loaded, open the `platformio.ini` file.
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10. At the line `default_envs` you can change it to the board type you are building for ie. `tlora-v2, tlora-v1, tlora-v2-1-1.6, tbeam, heltec, tbeam0.7` (boards are listed further down in the file).
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11. The hardware can be configured for different countries by adding a definition to the `configuration.h` file. `#define HW_VERSION_US` or `HW_VERSION_EU433, HW_VERSION_EU865, HW_VERSION_CN, HW_VERSION_JP`. Other country settings can be found in `MeshRadio.h`. The default is `HW_VERSION_US`.
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12. Click the PlatformIO icon on the side bar. Under `Project Tasks` you can now build or upload.
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Note - To get a clean build you may have to delete the auto-generated file `./.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json`, close and re-open Visual Studio and WAIT until the file is auto-generated before compiling again.
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## Command Line
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1. Purchase a suitable [radio](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-device/wiki/Hardware-Information).
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2. Install [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/platformio-ide)
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3. Download this git repo and cd into it:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-device.git
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cd Meshtastic-device
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```
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4. Run `git submodule update --init --recursive` to pull in dependencies this project needs.
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5. If you are outside the USA, run "export COUNTRY=EU865" (or whatever) to set the correct frequency range for your country. Options are provided for `EU433`, `EU865`, `CN`, `JP` and `US` (default). Pull-requests eagerly accepted for other countries.
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6. Plug the radio into your USB port
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7. Type `pio run --environment XXX -t upload` (This command will fetch dependencies, build the project and install it on the board via USB). For XXX, use the board type you have (either `tlora-v2, tlora-v1, tlora-v2-1-1.6, tbeam, heltec, tbeam0.7`).
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8. Platform IO also installs a very nice VisualStudio Code based IDE, see their [tutorial](https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/tutorials/espressif32/arduino_debugging_unit_testing.html) if you'd like to use it.
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## Decoding stack traces
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### Option 1
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If you get a crash, you can decode the addresses from the `Backtrace:` line:
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1. Save the `Backtrace: 0x....` line to a file, e.g., `backtrace.txt`.
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2. Run `bin/exception_decoder.py backtrace.txt` (this uses symbols from the
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last `firmware.elf`, so you must be running the same binary that's still in
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your `.pio/build` directory).
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### Option 2
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You can run the exception decoder to monitor the serial output and decode backtraces in real time.
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1. From within PlatformIO, open a new terminal.
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2. At the the terminal, enter:
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`pio device monitor --port /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART -f esp32_exception_decoder`
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Replace the value of port with the location of your serial port.
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