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| [[File:Icon-Mac-OS.png|64x64px|link=]] On Mac OS, Phidgets can be either plugged directly into a USB Port or run over a network using the [[#Webservice|Webservice]].
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| | {{NoticeBox|Note to macOS 11+ Users:|If you're having issues with the regular installer, try installing and running the [https://cdn.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/tools/macos/Phidget22ControlPanel.dmg Standalone Control Panel], which uses a driver extension instead of a kernel extension.}} |
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| Phidgets are designed to run on '''Mac OS 10.4 or newer''', and can run on PPC, 32-bit, and 64-bit systems.
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| | ==Getting Started with macOS== |
| | Welcome to using Phidgets with macOS! |
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| If this is your first Phidget, we highly recommend working through the Getting Started guide [[Device List|for your specific Phidget device]]. If you already have the Preference Pane Installed and know how to use it, then you've already followed the guide and are ready to learn more about the workings behind the Preference Pane, the Phidget Webservice, and more - all specific to Mac OS. | | If you are ready to go, the first step in creating macOS applications with Phidgets is installing our libraries. |
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| If you are already a pro, and just want the drivers:
| | ===Install=== |
| | To install our libraries, download the installer for your system: |
| | * [https://cdn.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/libraries/macos/Phidget22.dmg macOS Installer Download] |
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| *[http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget_2.1.8.20120216.dmg Mac OS Installer]
| | Before installing our libraries, be sure to read our [[Software License]]. If you need to access older versions of the drivers, [https://www.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/libraries/macos/ click here]. |
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| For special cases where you want to install the Phidget libraries without the installer, please see the [[#Advanced Uses | Advanced Uses]] section.
| | Next, open up the installer, and double click on ''Phidgets.pkg'' to install the libraries: |
| *[http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget21-windevel_2.1.8.20110615.zip Phidget21 Libraries]
| | [[File:OSX Install 1.png|link=|alt=macOS Install|center]] |
| *[http://www.phidgets.com/Drivers_Info.html#windows Software License]
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| ===Installing=== | | When prompted, continue with the installation: |
| | [[File:OSX Install 2.png|link=|alt=macOS Install|center]] |
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| The Phidget installer requires that your system has .NET framework 2.0 or higher. The .NET framework can be downloaded from [http://www.microsoft.com/net Microsoft]. If you do not have the .NET framework 2.0 or later installed, you can still use Phidgets. However, you won't be able to use the installer, and will have to manually install the Phidget libraries. Please see the [[#Advanced Uses | Advanced Uses]] section.
| | If you are using OS X 10.13 or newer you will also need to give explicit permission for the driver to function. You can read about this here[https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html]. |
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| To install the libraries, follow these steps:
| | The Phidgets libraries are now installed on your machine. Next, let's verify that the Phidget libraries are working properly. |
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| 1. Download one of the Phidget installer for your system, depending on whether your system is 32 or 64-bit.
| | ===Verify=== |
| *[http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget_2.1.8.20120216.dmg OS X Installer]
| | The best way to verify that your libraries are working properly is to use the Phidget Control Panel. The Phidget Control Panel is a powerful tool that will help you develop your Phidgets applications. Get started by following the instructions below: |
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| 2. Open up the installer, and open up {{Code|Phidgets.mpkg}}.
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| [[File:OSX Install 1.png|link=|alt=OS X Install]] | | Open Finder and navigate to the Phidget Control Panel in the Applications list: |
| | [[File:OSX Finder Apps.png|link=|900px|alt=macOS Finder Apps|center]] |
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| 2. Proceed through the wizard.
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| [[File:OSX Install 2.png|link=|alt=OS X Install]] | | Double click on the Phidgets icon to bring up the Phidget Control Panel. You can now see all the Phidgets that are plugged into your machine, as well as any Phidgets that are on the network: |
| | [[File:OSX ControlPanel General.png|600px|link=|alt=macOS Control Panel General|center]] |
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| Please note that by default, the installer places the [[#Description of Library files | Phidget libraries]] in {{Code|/Library/Frameworks/Phidget21.framework}}.
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| 3. Once the installation is complete, you are ready to program with Phidgets.
| | Click on the arrow beside a device to expand it so that you can see all available channels. Double click on one of these channels to open up a window that lets you interact with it. |
| | [[File:OSX Control Panel Channel.png |link=|alt=macOS Control Panel Channel|center]] |
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| Proceed onto to the [[#Phidget Preference Pane | next]] section where the Phidget Preference Pane will be discussed.
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| ====Phidget Preference Pane====
| | The Phidget Control Panel can be used for testing devices, updating firmware, enabling a network server, and more! Visit the [[Phidget Control Panel#macOS|Phidget Control Panel]] page if you want to delve a little deeper. |
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| The Phidget Preference Pane is a tool to quickly determine whether your system is able to control Phidgets, and also act as a debugging tool.
| | Your Phidget is now able to communicate with your development machine. The next step is selecting a programming language so you can start to write some code! |
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| Once the Phidget libraries are installed using the installer, you should see the [[File:Ph.jpg]] icon in the taskbar. Double click on it to bring up the Phidget Control Panel. If the icon does not appear, just find and open the the Phidget Control Panel from the start menu.
| | ==Programming== |
| | Ready to write some code? Select one of the programming languages below: |
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel General.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel General]]
| | {{Programming_Languages_Table}} |
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| The general tab shows the list of Phidgets currently physically attached to the computer. You can also view the currently installed Phidget library version, as well as having the option to choose whether the Phidget Control Panel is to be started up automatically once Windows boots up. You can double click on a Phidget device to open up an example program for the device.
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel Example.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel Example]]
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| In the above screenshot, the RFID example was opened. These examples are intended for demonstration and debugging purposes. If you have not yet already, please see the '''Getting Started''' guide [[Device List|for your device]]. It is important to keep in mind that when an example Phidget application is opened from the Phidget Control Panel, it holds a lock on the Phidget. This prevents any other program from accessing the Phidget. Please ensure that this example application is closed(the Phidget Control Panel can still be running) when you are running your own applications.
| | ==Advanced Information== |
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| The next tab is the {{Code|WebService}} tab, which allows you to control Phidgets over a network. There are four sub-tabs. The first sub-tab is the {{Code|Setup}} tab.
| | ===Installed Files=== |
| | These files were placed onto your system as part of the installation process: |
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| | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''File''' |
| | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Description''' |
| | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Location''' |
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| | |Phidget22.framework||contains our library, which is used at run-time.||/Library/Frameworks |
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| | |Phidget.kext||kernel extension.||/Library/Extensions |
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| | |phidgetnetworkserver22||Phidget Network Server||/usr/local/bin |
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel WebService Setup Running.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel WebService Setup]]
| | ===Developer Tools=== |
| | If you're a software developer and want to be able to bundle Phidgets with your application, you'll need our developer tools: |
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| Here, you can start and stop the Webservice. Details are provided in the [[#Webservice | Webservice]] section. You can also determine whether the Phidget Webservice is currently running. There is also a check box that you can select to turn on verbose output, which will display useful troubleshooting information for the Webservice.
| | * [https://cdn.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/libraries/macos/Phidget22_macosdevel.zip Phidgets macOS Developer Tools] |
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| The next sub-tab is the {{Code|Output}} tab, which provides useful debugging information while you are using the Webservice. This tab will only show up if the verbose output option is selected in the previous tab.
| | You can also use the tools in this package to do a custom minimal install. |
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel WebService Output.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel WebService Output]]
| | Please see the included README file for details on how to use these tools. |
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| The {{Code|Dictionary}} sub-tab comes next; it lists all the key-value pairs that gets created when the Webservice runs. More information is provided in the [[General Phidget Programming#Using the Dictionary|Dictionary]] section of the [[General Phidget Programming|General Phidget Programming]] page.
| | ===Older Versions=== |
| | If you need older versions of the macOS libraries, [{{SERVER}}/downloads/phidget22/libraries/macos/Phidget22/ click here]. |
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel WebService Dictionary.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control WebService Dictionary]] | | ===Standalone Control Panel=== |
| | If you just want to install the [[Phidget_Control_Panel#macOS|Phidget Control Panel]] without the rest of our libraries (requires macOS 10.15 and newer): |
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| The {{Code|Bonjour}} sub-tab gives a list of all currently attached Phidgets that are connected to the Webservice. This tab will only appear if you have [http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html Bonjour] installed onto your system. You can also double click on the Phidget to connect to it over the network using one or more computers, and still use the Phidget on the computer it is directly connected to.
| | * [https://cdn.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/tools/macos/Phidget22ControlPanel.dmg macOS Standalone Control Panel] |
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel WebService Bonjour.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel WebService Bonjour]]
| | If you intend to write code that uses Phidgets, you should use the main installer mentioned at the beginning of this guide. |
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| The last tab is the {{Code|PhidgetSBC}} tab, which displays the complete list of PhidgetSBCs connected to the network. You can double click on the PhidgetSBC to bring up the PhidgetSBC Adminstration Console. This tab will be enabled if you have [http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html Bonjour] installed onto your system.
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| [[File:Windows ControlPanel WebService PhidgetSBC.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel WebService PhidgetSBC]]
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| ===Checking===
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| Summarize that we will be using code and the device manager to confirm and troubleshoot the installation, if needed.
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| This should walk you through compiling and running basic code against the libraries as simply as possible. Find an instance that requires no additional programs to run, and that will work with any Phidget, if possible. Recommended HelloWorld and gcc.
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| The point of this is to give the user tools to identify problems with the library setup that are not due to low level driver conflicts. The process should be described here (with the conclusion being the success of the check), followed by a referral to the Troubleshooting section (and content there) if failure results. See the [[OS - Linux#Software]] section for an example.
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| This should show you how to use the "About This Mac" program to make sure the Phidget is attached in hardware, and what to do if not.
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| ====Troubleshooting====
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| *Confirm prerequisites
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| *Walk through ALL known conflicting drivers
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| *Suggest attributes of unknown conflicting drivers
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| *Get people to the troubleshooting page if a non-OS problem is suspected
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| See the [[OS - Linux#Troubleshooting|Linux Troubleshooting]] page for a briefer example. It is expected that with driver conflicts, this section will be much larger, with screenshots, etc. If you need to cover troubleshooting a problem with the webservice, you should put the content in the Webservice section below, and link to it.
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| ==Programming Languages==
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| We recommend the following languages for OS X:
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| * [[Language - Applescript|AppleScript]]
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| * [[Language - C/C++|C/C++]]
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| * [[Language - C#|C#(Using Mono)]]
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| * [[Language - Cocoa | Cocoa]]
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| * [[Language - Flash AS3 | Flash AS3]]
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| * [[Language - Flex AS3 | Flex AS3]]
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| * [[Language - LiveCode | LiveCode]]
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| * [[Language - Java | Java]]
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| * [[Language - Max/MSP|Max/MSP]]
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| * [[Language - Python | Python]]
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| * [[Language - Ruby|Ruby]]
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| *[[Language - MATLAB|MATLAB]]
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| *[[Language - Simulink|Simulink]]
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| ==Webservice==
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| Short description of the webservice on Mac OS (i.e. which files are the drivers, note that it is automatically on, etc)
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| Drivers for the Phidget Webservice on Mac are already included in the [[#Getting Started (Libraries and Drivers) | Drivers]] above.
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| If you have the Preference Pane installed, you already have the Webservice drivers installed.
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| ===Turning the Webservice On and Off===
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| Detailed instructions, both at runtime, and disabling from boot entirely.
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| ===Setting Up the Webservice===
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| How to find the port, computer IP, computer bonjour name, etc
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| ====Using the Webservice Without Bonjour====
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| Detailed instructions on how to change your code to work with IP addresses
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| ===Using the Webservice===
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| A walkthrough in C (using gcc) of how to write (i.e. modify) a remote program and screenshots of it running on localhost (127.0.0.1)
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| Examples of common errors in webservice-using code
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| Is there a way to enable debugging like there is on Linux?
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| ===Manual File Installation===
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| A reminder of the installer and what it does, and how to do it manually when wanting to distribute our libraries with your code.
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| ====Description of Files====
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| All files with the Preference Pane and their default installation locations.
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| ====Special Cases of Library Install====
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| Cover how customers can distribute Phidget libraries with their code, refer them mostly to their appropriate language page.
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| If you wish to only install the things you need, please refer to your language page for instructions on how to manually install the libraries for your language.
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| ===Other Advanced Uses===
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| Additions to this list should be things we find people request over tech support. Ask Brian for more!
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Note to macOS 11+ Users:
If you're having issues with the regular installer, try installing and running the Standalone Control Panel, which uses a driver extension instead of a kernel extension.
Getting Started with macOS
Welcome to using Phidgets with macOS!
If you are ready to go, the first step in creating macOS applications with Phidgets is installing our libraries.
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Install
To install our libraries, download the installer for your system:
Before installing our libraries, be sure to read our Software License. If you need to access older versions of the drivers, click here.
Next, open up the installer, and double click on Phidgets.pkg to install the libraries:
When prompted, continue with the installation:
If you are using OS X 10.13 or newer you will also need to give explicit permission for the driver to function. You can read about this here[1].
The Phidgets libraries are now installed on your machine. Next, let's verify that the Phidget libraries are working properly.
Verify
The best way to verify that your libraries are working properly is to use the Phidget Control Panel. The Phidget Control Panel is a powerful tool that will help you develop your Phidgets applications. Get started by following the instructions below:
Open Finder and navigate to the Phidget Control Panel in the Applications list:
Double click on the Phidgets icon to bring up the Phidget Control Panel. You can now see all the Phidgets that are plugged into your machine, as well as any Phidgets that are on the network:
Click on the arrow beside a device to expand it so that you can see all available channels. Double click on one of these channels to open up a window that lets you interact with it.
The Phidget Control Panel can be used for testing devices, updating firmware, enabling a network server, and more! Visit the Phidget Control Panel page if you want to delve a little deeper.
Your Phidget is now able to communicate with your development machine. The next step is selecting a programming language so you can start to write some code!
Programming
Ready to write some code? Select one of the programming languages below:
Advanced Information
Installed Files
These files were placed onto your system as part of the installation process:
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Description
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| Phidget22.framework |
contains our library, which is used at run-time. |
/Library/Frameworks
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| Phidget.kext |
kernel extension. |
/Library/Extensions
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| phidgetnetworkserver22 |
Phidget Network Server |
/usr/local/bin
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Developer Tools
If you're a software developer and want to be able to bundle Phidgets with your application, you'll need our developer tools:
You can also use the tools in this package to do a custom minimal install.
Please see the included README file for details on how to use these tools.
Older Versions
If you need older versions of the macOS libraries, click here.
Standalone Control Panel
If you just want to install the Phidget Control Panel without the rest of our libraries (requires macOS 10.15 and newer):
If you intend to write code that uses Phidgets, you should use the main installer mentioned at the beginning of this guide.
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