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MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Get Started Guide

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1. Get Started With the LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Development

Platform

Welcome to the LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform quick start guide, this guide is based on

using Windows with examples created in Python, however the same steps apply to Mac and Linux

and for node.js — unless specifically noted otherwise.

1.1. Get the Hardware and Software

This section describes the hardware and software you need to get started. Before you start,

please make sure you’ve the following items ready:

• A computer with Wi-Fi

• An access point that is connected to the Internet. The AP should have either open access

(requires no password) or WPA/WPA2 encryption. APs that require Web-based

authentication are not supported

• A micro-USB cable

Quick steps:

• Buy a LinkIt Smart 7688 development board

• Install

PuTTY for Microsoft Windows (For Windows

only)

• Install

Bonjour print service (For Windows 7 only) to

use local domain mylinkit.local

Next: Sign into the LinkIt Smart 7688 development

boards Web UI.

Step-by-step

Step 1: Get Your LinkIt Smart 7688 Development Board

Purchase the LinkIt Smart7688 development board from a distributor such as Seeed Studio.

Step 2: Install PuTTY (For Windows only)

PuTTY provides you with the system console environment using Secure Socket Shell (SSH) access

to the development board’s operating system.