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===== Installing the Arduino IDE for the Heltec ESP32 =====

==== Download the Arduino IDE installer ====
Download the installer from https://www.arduino.cc/en/software and install it for all users.\\

==== Add the Heltec ESP32 boards ====
Start Arduino IDE and enter the URL for the Heltec boards under "File" - "Preferences" - "Additional boards manager URL"

<code bash> https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/releases/download/0.0.8/package_heltec_esp32_index.json </code>

Close the IDE and copy the esptool too the location the program expects it:

<code>md C:\Users\olaf\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\Heltec-esp32\hardware\esp32\0.0.8\tools\esptool
xcopy C:\Users\olaf\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\Heltec-esp32\tools\esptool_py\3.3.0\esptool.exe C:\Users\olaf\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\Heltec-esp32\hardware\esp32\0.0.8\tools\esptool\ 
</code>

The IDE is now ready for the Heltec ESP32 boards.

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