macOS and Linux

First things first: you'll need a HEXA.

Got one? Good. Read on.

Install Docker

Vincross uses Docker in order to manage the SDK libraries and dependencies. Doing it this way means you don't have to install a bunch of things on your system, and you can update your environment with one command. If you don't have Docker installed, do so now. Follow these installation instructions if you need help.

MIND Command-line Interface

The MIND command-line interface is where you can update your environment, initialize skills, build your packages, connect to your HEXA, and more. To install mind, you'll first need to download it from our CDN and make it executable.

$ sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/mind https://cdn-static.vincross.com/downloads/mind/latest/mind-`uname -s`-`uname -m`
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mind

Now that it's installed, you should be able to run mind at your Terminal. Try that now.

$ mind
MIND Command-line Interface v0.5.3

Usage:
  mind [command]

Available Commands:
  build                Build a Skill
  flight-test          Flight test a Skill on mobile device
  get-default-robot    Returns the name of the default robot
  get-default-robot-ip Returns the IP of the default robot
  init                 Initialize and scaffold a new Skill
  login                Authenticate yourself
  pack                 Pack a Skill
  run                  Run Skill on robot
  scan                 Scan your network or specific IP for robots
  set-default-robot    Set the default robot name
  upgrade              Upgrades mindcli container to latest version
  x                    Run a command inside of a cross-compiling capable docker container

Use "mind [command] --help" for more information about a command.

When you run mind without arguments, you can see each of the options for the MIND CLI. For more help on any of the commands, type mind [command] --help. For example:

$ mind upgrade --help
Upgrades mindcli container to latest version

Usage:
  mind upgrade [flags]

Install and initialize MIND CLI Docker image

To install the latest Docker container with all the dependencies and libraries you'll need, simply run mind upgrade at the Terminal. This may take a while the first time you run it.

$ mind upgrade

When it's finished, you'll need to configure mind to use your Developer Bridge account.

$ mind login <youremail> <yourpassword>

Your First Skill

After you've initialized the mind CLI, you can start creating your first Skill.