This is a free and open source visual programming language based on Blockly from Google & MIT, Arduino codes are created by just combining the blocks, then they are compiled (check or verified) and quickly upload to any Otto robot or all kins of Arduino projects.
This is a Linux version for Otto Blockly developed by Antonio Gómez and Mª Dolores Nogueras.It's a project still developing. It works in Ubuntu 20 For Windows version go here Do you want to compile it?
Install node.js
Clone the repository
Run npm install
If you want to test the software, run npm start
To compile, run npm run compiler
- Ubuntu 20.04x64
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
Linux $MACHINENAME 5.4.0-42-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 10 00:24:02 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
where $MACHINENAME is a self-explanatory variable.
- Ubuntu 18.04x64
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
$ uname -a
Linux $MACHINENAME 5.4.0-53-generic #59~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 21 12:14:56 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
where $MACHINENAME is a self-explanatory variable.
Uncomment lines that correspond to your Ubuntu version
cd
#curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x -o nodesource_setup.sh #ubuntu-18-04
#curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_15.x -o nodesource_setup.sh #ubuntu-20-04
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
sudo apt install -y nodejs
#nodejs -v #ubuntu-18-04
#node -v #ubuntu-20-04
See the following links to install node-js on ubuntu-18-04 or ubuntu-20-04.
git clone https://github.com/ottodiy/blocklylinux
cd ~/blocklyLinux
npm install
sudo chown -R $USER:$(id -gn $USER) /home/$USER/.config
npm start #to test app
npm run compiler #To compile
where $USER is a self-explanatory variable. See your $USER variable by typing echo $USER in the terminal.
First, make sure that your user is part of the dialout group if it is necessary in your Linux distribution. You can do this with the following command:
sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
You need to reboot your machine for the group changes to take effect.
Testing the port of arudino with Board: Arduino Nano; Processor: ATMega328P; Port:/dev/ttyUSB0
ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Sep 13 08:21 /dev/ttyUSB0
rm -rf dist/
rm -rf node_modules/
rm -rf package-lock.json
- Open Otto Blockly
- Open any example.
- Connect your Otto robot.
- Select
Arduino nanoand USB port where Otto is connected (e.g.,/dev/ttyUSB0) - Check the code.
- Upload and yes is that easy!
- Drag , drop, mix, play and create your own codes.
Contributing to this software is warmly welcomed. There are 5 ways you can contribute to this project:
- Test and report.
- Helps us solve current issues or other bugs.
- Bring missing features from similar Blockly or Scratch alike programs, request new useful blocks.
- Translating to new languages or fixing current ones.
You can do this basically by forking, committing modifications and then a pulling requests. Please provide as much details as you can for any changes and make sure they have been tested when you do a pull request. Similarly, make sure to keep consistency in the naming.
- Join the Otto Builder community and post your projects!
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel for tutorials
- Antonio Gómez @agomezgar (Developer)
- Mª Dolores Nogueras (Developer)
- Oresztesz Margaritisz @gitaroktato (tester)
- Miguel Xochicale @mxochicale (tester)
Thanks to all these tools created by great people. that without them, would have not been possible to make this project: