{"id":9683,"date":"2024-03-20T11:19:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/?p=9683"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:06:11","slug":"storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/storage\/#STEP_1\" title=\"STEP 1\">STEP 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/storage\/#STEP_2\" title=\"STEP 2\">STEP 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/storage\/#STEP_3\" title=\"STEP 3\">STEP 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/storage\/#STEP_4\" title=\"STEP 4\">STEP 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/storage\/#STEP_5\" title=\"STEP 5\">STEP 5<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_1\"><\/span>STEP 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make a directory inside your \u201ctessel-code\u201d folder called \u201cstorage\u201d, change directory into that folder, and initialize a tessel project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"mkdir storage; cd storage; t2 init\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">mkdir<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">storage<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">cd<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">storage<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">t2<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">init<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_2\"><\/span>STEP 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Plug Tessel into your computer via USB, then plug a USB mass storage device (flash drive) into either of Tessel\u2019s USB ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_3\"><\/span>STEP 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t need to install a library to use a USB storage module. We will use the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210803084302\/https:\/\/nodejs.org\/api\/fs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fs<\/a>&nbsp;(filesystem) library that\u2019s built into Node.js to interact with USB mass storage devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the folder where you ran&nbsp;<code>t2 init<\/code>, rename \u201cindex.js\u201d to \u201cstorage.js\u201d and replace the file\u2019s contents with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"\/\/ Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.\n\/\/ http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\n\n\/*********************************************\nWrite some text to a file on a USB mass storage\ndevice, then read it back.\n*********************************************\/\n\n\/\/ Import the fs library\nvar fs = require('fs');\nvar path = require('path');\nvar mountPoint = '\/mnt\/sda1'; \/\/ The first flash drive you plug in will be mounted here, the second will be at '\/mnt\/sdb1'\nvar filepath = path.join(mountPoint, 'myFile.txt');\n\nvar textToWrite = 'Hello Tessel!';\n\n\/\/ Write the text to a file on the flash drive\nfs.writeFile(filepath, textToWrite, function () {\n  console.log('Wrote', textToWrite, 'to', filepath, 'on USB mass storage device.');\n});\n\n\/\/ Read the text we wrote from the file\nfs.readFile(filepath, function (err, data) {\n  console.log('Read', data.toString(), 'from USB mass storage device.');\n});\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/*********************************************<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">Write some text to a file on a USB mass storage<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">device, then read it back.<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">*********************************************\/<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Import the fs library<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fs<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">require<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">fs<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">path<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">require<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">path<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">mountPoint<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">\/mnt\/sda1<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ The first flash drive you plug in will be mounted here, the second will be at &#39;\/mnt\/sdb1&#39;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">filepath<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">path<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">join<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">mountPoint<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">myFile.txt<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">textToWrite<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">Hello Tessel!<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Write the text to a file on the flash drive<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fs<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">writeFile<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">filepath<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">textToWrite<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">function<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">()<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">console<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">Wrote<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">textToWrite<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">to<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">filepath<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">on USB mass storage device.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Read the text we wrote from the file<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fs<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">readFile<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">filepath<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">function<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">err<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">data<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">console<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">Read<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">data<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">toString<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">()<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">from USB mass storage device.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_4\"><\/span>STEP 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In your command line,&nbsp;<code>t2 run storage.js<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can create, write to, read from, and otherwise manipulate files on USB storage devices!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Try writing some longer text (or output from a different module) by using streams. Hint: look up the fs function&nbsp;<code>createWriteStream<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_5\"><\/span>STEP 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What else can you do with a USB mass storage device? Get inspired by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/blog\/8-awesome-tessel-projects\/\">community-created project.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEP 1 Make a directory inside your \u201ctessel-code\u201d folder called \u201cstorage\u201d, change directory into that folder, and initialize a tessel project: STEP 2 Plug Tessel into your computer via USB, then plug a USB mass storage device (flash drive) into either of Tessel\u2019s USB ports. 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