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The TinyOS Documentation Working Group aims to develop and distribute online documentation for TinyOS by leveraging a wiki framework. Join now and contribute to the growing collection of tutorials and resources!
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The TinyOS Documentation Working Group Kevin Klues TinyOS Technology Exchange (TTX) V February 22, 2008 UC Berkeley
Objective • Build tools to develop and distribute online documentation for TinyOS • Don’t write all of the docs ourselves • Maintain infrastructure to help others do so
Model • Similar to the model of the Linux Documentation Project • HOWTO or Tutorial • Short, informal document about a specific topic • Written and maintained by small number of interested individuals • Organized inside a Wiki framework • Mantra is “More documentation is better"
Members • Matt Welsh, Chair (Harvard University) • Phil Levis (Stanford University) • Kevin Klues (Stanford University) • Michael Schippling (Santa Fe Institute) • David Culler (UC Berkeley) • August Joki (UCLA) • Benjamin Madore (University of Pittsburgh) • Steve McKown • Ákos Maróy
Current Progress • Wiki up and running at:http://docs.tinyos.net • All “official” TinyOS tutorials have been ported over (Lessons 1-16) • Installation tutorials • Linux and Windows • MAC OS • Xubuntos • VMware virtual machine • Index of contributed Code
Current Progress User contributed tutorials: • Boomerang documentation from Moteiv • Tunit installation and use • Woes of bringing a new platform up and running • What’s still missing? • http://docs.tinyos.net
Adding Documentation • Anyone and everyone is encouraged to contribute!!! • Login today and start writing tutorials immediately • We’ll figure out the structure later