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Setup

Hardware

• USB + Serial Backpack Kit with 16x2 RGB backlight positive on LCD-Black on RGB
  • www.adafruit.com/product/782
• 6 A-to-mini USB cables (for the displays)
• 2 USB hubs
• 6 keyboards, preferably with at least one USB port
• 6 3D printed stands to attach screens to keyboards
• Laptop with Linux

How/What to Install

• CouchDB
• Ruby
• Run bundle install to install Ruby libraries
• User must have read access to input event files (/dev/input/event*)
  • On Ubuntu: can add user to input group
    • sudo usermod - aG input $USER

Config YML

• Includes:
  • Scout Names
  • Scout Input
  • Scout Role
  • Scout’s size and shape on Master screen

Script Setups

• Configtool
  • Run config tool
  • Have all scouts (except master) press number on screen and letter correlated to Scout number
  • Master presses Enter and Escape
• Pulling Matches
  • Call ruby lib/tba.rb [event code]
• Exporting Data
  • Call ruby lib/couchapi.rb [event code]