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1 | 1 | Getting started with Blynk and the WiPy
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| -Blynk is a platform with iOS and Android apps to control |
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| -Arduino, Raspberry Pi and the likes over the Internet. |
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| -You can easily build graphic interfaces for all your |
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| -projects by simply dragging and dropping widgets. |
| 4 | +Blynk provides iOS and Android apps to control any hardware over the Internet |
| 5 | +or directly using Bluetooth. You can easily build graphic interfaces for all |
| 6 | +your projects by simply dragging and dropping widgets, right on your smartphone. |
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| -There are several examples available that work out-of-the-box with |
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| -the WiPy. Before anything else, make sure that your WiPy is running |
| 8 | +Before anything else, make sure that your WiPy is running |
11 | 9 | the latest software, check :ref:`OTA How-To <wipy_firmware_upgrade>` for instructions.
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| -1. Get the `Blynk library <https://github.com/wipy/wipy/blob/master/lib/blynk/BlynkLib.py>`_ and put it in ``/flash/lib/`` via FTP. |
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| -2. Get the `Blynk examples <https://github.com/wipy/wipy/tree/master/examples/blynk>`_, edit the network settings, and afterwards |
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| - upload them to ``/flash/lib/`` via FTP as well. |
| 11 | +1. Get the `Blynk library <https://github.com/vshymanskyy/blynk-library-python/blob/master/BlynkLib.py>`_ and put it in ``/flash/lib/`` via FTP. |
| 12 | +2. Get the `Blynk example for WiPy <https://github.com/vshymanskyy/blynk-library-python/blob/master/examples/hardware/PyCom_WiPy.py>`_, edit the network settings, and afterwards |
| 13 | + upload it to ``/flash/`` via FTP as well. |
16 | 14 | 3. Follow the instructions on each example to setup the Blynk dashboard on your smartphone or tablet.
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17 | 15 | 4. Give it a try, for instance::
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| - >>> execfile('01_simple.py') |
| 17 | + >>> execfile('sync_virtual.py') |
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