How to install ContikiOS and run Cooja Simulator on Windows 11 with Oracle VM VirtualBox
Cooja is a Java-based simulator for wireless sensor networks included with the Contiki Operating System.
In the field of the Internet of Things (IoT), it is widely used because it allows simulation from the physical to the application layers, as well as emulation of the hardware of sensor nodes.
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Below are the step-by-step instructions for installing —
1. Ensure that VM VirtualBox is installed. If you don’t have installed yet download it from the following link
2. Here is the URL to download the Contiki Operating System 3.0
3. Once the download is complete, extract all InstantContiki3.0 files
4. Launch VM VirtualBox and click the New button
5. As you can see in the screenshot below, the name should be Contiki3.0
6. The type of operating system is Linux and the version is Ubuntu 32-bit
7. Click next to continue
8. You can select up to 2048 MB of memory or you can increase based on your RAM size
9. Click the folder icon to add an existing virtual hard drive
10. Choose Instant_Contiki_Ubuntu_12.04_32-bit from the list
11. Follow the instructions of the Oracle VM VirtualBox to finish the installation of Contiki 3.0 OS
Once that has been done —
In Oracle VM VirtualBox, start Contiki3.0
The Terminal command is shown in the screenshot
cd contiki/tools/cooja
ant run
There will be an error, type the command below
git submodule update — init
Run the command again at this point
ant run
The Cooja simulation window can be seen at the bottom
Congratulations! You have successfully run the Cooja Simulator.
