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Installation is performed on the XO clicking the "download" button on the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org//en-US/sugar/addon/4383 GoGo Activity Web Page]. The activity can be identified by the ingeniously imaginative icon shown below. This icon should be on your home-screen straight after installation. If not then check for it in the "list-view" mode of the home-screen and click the star on the left to have the icon displayed on the Favorites-view. If GoGo is no where to be found then some older XO/OS's require that Sugar be restarted using ctrl-alt-erase.
Installation is performed on the XO clicking the "download" button on the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org//en-US/sugar/addon/4383 GoGo Activity Web Page]. The activity can be identified by the ingeniously imaginative icon shown below. This icon should be on your home-screen straight after installation. If not then check for it in the "list-view" mode of the home-screen and click the star on the left to have the icon displayed on the Favorites-view. If GoGo is no where to be found then some older XO/OS's require that Sugar be restarted using ctrl-alt-erase.
<b>NOTE: POWER-SAVING IS DISABLED WHILE GOGO IS RUNNING!!!<b> The GoGo-Board is a USB-connected device and, unless you use batteries, loses power and disconnects when the XO enters power-saving mode. This can be inconvenient so power-saving is temporarily disabled while the activity is running but returned to previous state on exiting. Methods to avoid disabling power-saving or limit it's use are under discussion.
<b>NOTE: POWER-SAVING IS DISABLED WHILE GOGO IS RUNNING!!!</b> The GoGo-Board is a USB-connected device and, unless you use batteries, loses power and disconnects when the XO enters power-saving mode. This can be inconvenient so power-saving is temporarily disabled while the activity is running but returned to previous state on exiting. Methods to avoid disabling power-saving or limit it's use are under discussion.
===Connection Tab: Plug In, Switch On & Connect!===
===Connection Tab: Plug In, Switch On & Connect!===
The following image provides an overview of the GoGo-Board itself. Take particular note of the On/Off switch, the red LED next to the USB port and the beeper (round thing on the right). All of these are useful for diagnosing connection problems, as described below.
The following image provides an overview of the GoGo-Board itself. Take particular note of the On/Off switch, the green LED (left-center), the red LED next to the USB connector, the beeper (round thing on the right) and a programmable LED near it. All of these are useful for diagnosing connection problems, as described below.
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[[File:Gg-usb-board-tour.png]]
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On starting the GoGo activity the Console-Tab is displayed as shown below. In the top of the central region is the name and version of the activity. Please quote the version number if you encounter any problems. In the center is the image of the GoGo-Board itself, which will be larger is the next version. Below that is the current status "GoGo Connected"/"GoGo Disconnected" followed by "Connect"/"Disconnect" buttons. Also note the status-bar at the bottom of the screen which displays (sometimes transient) messages.
[[File:gg-connection-1.png]]
[[File:gg-connection-1.png]]
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The board should be plugged in switched on before clicking the "Connect" button. When the board is switched on, the green LED lights up, the beeper beeps and the programmable LED flashes a couple of times. When clicking the "Connect" button watch out for the red LED near the USB connector, which should flash when the XO and GoGo-Board communicate. If the red LED does not flash then the GoGo activity will have failed to connect and you should consult the "[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity/Gogo#Failing_To_Connect Failing_To_Connect]" section on this page. All being well the connection status should show "GoGo Connected" along with the port being used in the status-bar, as shown below: