MatrixBox

WIRELESS SETUP:

1. Connect to WIFI shown on screen
2. Browse to: 192.168.4.1
3. Select your network + password
4. When online, the device is assigned a new IP by your router

OFFLINE SETUP:

1. To unlock the file system, press down the button while connecting the device to a computer.
2. You can now manually edit "settings.txt", adding your wifi credentials.
3. The file system will lock upon reboot.

MAKING CUSTOM APPS:

1. The device runs CircuitPython, a fork of Python for microcontrollers.
2. To get an idea of how to program an app you can study the provided apps like CLOCK or SCROLLER.
3. A new app is recognized as (1) a directory in the root folder (e.g. '/appname') with (2) a file "__init__.py" inside.
4. If you use a coding agent to write your apps you can refer it to system_prompt.md for general guidelines.

The official repository

If you wish to contribute to the official repository (the system, apps, UI) drop us a message through one of our channels.

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e-mail: info@matrixbox.app