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Environment Setup

Of course you can type scripts directly into your phone, but that's far from ideal. If you plan on writing anything more than a couple of lines in length, taking five minutes to setup a development environment will pay dividends.

Using a web browser will allow the debugging of scripts by stepping through the code during execution, and examining values in real-time from your computer.

  1. Install a text editor with syntax hilighting and error checking. If you don't already have a suitable editor, Visual Studio Code is a great choice, and it's free.
  2. Download the QMX CAT programming manual from QRP Labs - QMX.
  3. Using your browser of choice, open Figaro's web app and setup a connection to your QMX.
  4. Open DevTools and verify that you can view console output.
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Once you've developed your script on the computer, transfer it to your Android device where you can copy and paste into a new task. Some choices to do this include:

  • Message yourself using WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage or any other messanger.
  • Save and retrieve via OneDrive, Google Docs, iCloud Drive

You're now ready to create your first script.