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1. Download example code from our GIT repository here: https://bitbucket.org/lpresearch/lpmsexamples
   
   
2. In this tutorial we will work the code in LpmsExamples/LpmsSimpleExample/
   
   

3. Let's look at the files we are dealing with.

   1. main.cpp: This file contains all the source code to do simple data acquisition using an LPMS device.

   2. CMakeLists.txt: This is the source file for Makefile / project file generator CMake.

    

4. To build the test program the following prerequisites are necessary:

   1. Install the lastest OpenMAT version. At the time of writing this is it: https://bitbucket.org/lpresearch/openmat/downloads/OpenMAT-1.3.5-Setup-Build20170518.exe

   2. Install CMake from here: https://cmake.org/files/v3.8/cmake-3.8.0-rc1-win32-x86.msi

   3. You need to have MS Visual Studio 2013 or later installed on your system. If you don't have it installed yet, a free version (Community Edition) can be downloaded from here: https://www.visualstudio.com/post-download-vs/?sku=community&clcid=0x409&telem=ga#

   4. Include the path to the CMake executable (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin) to your Windows PATH system variable. More information on how to do that is here: http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/how-can-i-add-new-folder-my-system-path

   5. Include the path to your OpenMAT dynamic link libraries to your system path (e.g. C:\OpenMAT\OpenMAT-1.3.5\lib\x86)

    

5. Now, in the following I will explain how to build the application in my favorite way, that is via the command line. I will explain how to use the Visual Studio IDE later on:

   1. Open the Visual Studio command line (e.g. VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt).

   2. Change directory to the directory where you saved LpmsSimpleExample.

   3. In an editor (Notepad++ recommended) open CMakeLists.txt and find the lines:

      Code Block
      if (BUILD_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "32-bit") include_directories("C:/OpenMAT/OpenMAT-1.3.5/include") link_directories("C:/OpenMAT/OpenMAT-1.3.5/lib/x86") endif()

      Edit these lines to reflect the location of your OpenMAT include and library files. In case of a default install of version 1.3.5 the directory in the example can be left unchanged.

      
      

   4. Open main.cpp and find the following lines

      Code Block

      // List of LPMS type identifiers // DEVICE_LPMS_B LPMS-B (Bluetooth) // DEVICE_LPMS_U LPMS-CU / LPMS-USBAL (USB) // DEVICE_LPMS_C LPMS-CU / LPMS-CANAL(CAN bus) // DEVICE_LPMS_BLE LPMS-BLE (Bluetooth low energy) // DEVICE_LPMS_RS232 LPMS-UARTAL (RS-232) // DEVICE_LPMS_B2 LPMS-B2 // DEVICE_LPMS_U2 LPMS-CU2/URS2/UTTL2/USBAL2 (USB) // DEVICE_LPMS_C2 LPMS-CU2/CANAL2 (CAN) // Connects to LPMS-B2 sensor with address 00:11:22:33:44:55 LpmsSensorI* lpms = manager->addSensor(DEVICE_LPMS_B2, "00:11:22:33:44:55");

      To connect to a sensor we use the method addSensor. addSenor takes as an argument the sensor type (Bluetooth, USB etc.) and the device ID (e.g. the Bluetooth MAC address for LPMS-B2). Insert the sensor type and ID of your device here.
       

   5. On the command line enter the following command: cmake -G"NMake Makefiles". This generates the Makefile for the following build process.

      The result should be something like this:

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      C:\develop\lpmsexamples\LpmsSimpleExample>cmake -G"NMake Makefiles" -- The C compiler identification is MSVC 18.0.40629.0 -- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 18.0.40629.0 -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting CXX compile features -- Detecting CXX compile features - done -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: C:/develop/lpmsexamples/LpmsSimpleExample

      
      

   6. On the command line enter: nmake

      Example output:

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      C:\develop\lpmsexamples\LpmsSimpleExample>nmake Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 12.00.21005.1 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Scanning dependencies of target LpmsSimpleExample [ 50%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/LpmsSimpleExample.dir/main.obj main.cpp [100%] Linking CXX executable LpmsSimpleExample.exe [100%] Built target LpmsSimpleExample

           

   7. The application should build without error or warnings. Run the application by typing: LpmsSimpleExample