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Installation
(Check my blog post for a detailed version about the installation and usage.)
NOTE FOR WINDOWS USERS: INSTALL ALL THE NECESSARY TOOLS IN THE SAME DRIVE (E.G. C:)
Go to the eclipse website, and grab the current CDT version of eclipse. Untar the downloaded package, wherever you want, and run Eclipse.
First we need the GNU ARM plugin, this will allow us to call an adequate toolchain.
Go to Help > Install New Software. Click on the Add button. And type this info.
Name: GNU ARM Location: http://gnuarmeclipse.sourceforge.net/updates
Click OK, and install the CDT GNU Cross Development Tools plugin.
This plugin will allow the use of the toolchain debugger (gdb) within eclipse.
Same procedure as before, this time use:
Name: Zylin Embedded CDT Location: http://opensource.zylin.com/zylincdt
Click OK, install the zylin embedded cdt plugin.
This plugin allows you to see the registers inside the microcontroller during a debug session.
Same as before, this time use:
Name: EmbSysRegView Location: http://embsysregview.sourceforge.net/update
Click OK, install the embsysregview plugin.
Get the Linux installation tarball in the project's launchpad. Untar the downloaded file and place it wherever you want.
Now we need to add the bin folder to the PATH environment variable.
Open your ~/.profile and add these lines at the end:
# set PATH to include the GNU Tools for ARM Embedded Processors
if [ -d "/path/to/your/gcc-arm-none-eabi-xyz/bin" ] ; then
PATH="/path/to/your/gcc-arm-none-eabi-xyz/bin:$PATH"
fi
Note: Use the correct path, the one above is just an example.
After that, logout/reboot to apply the changes.
Get the Windows installer in the project's launchpad, and follow the installing instructions.
Now we need to add the bin folder to the PATH environment variable.
Go to Control Panel > System. Go to the advanced tab and click on the Environment Variables button. Edit the PATH variable, and append the following text:
;C:\Program Files\GNU Tools ARM Embedded\xyz\bin
Note: Use the correct path, the one above is just an example.
openOCD permits communication between the host PC and the JTAG dongle.
Look in your repositories for the version 0.5.0, and install from there, e.g. in Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install openocd
If it's not in the repository, grab the source code from the openOCD sourceforge site.
Untar and install using the following commands.
cd path/to/openOCD ./configure --help # Look out for important options. ./configure # Careful here, use the adequate options like --enable-ft2232_libftdi make sudo make install
Grab the installer from the freddie chopin's website.
Follow the installation instructions, for the openOCD installer.
Windows doesn't have a "make" utility by default. Yagarto Tools is recommended, as it's lightweight and provides the needed "make" binary. In case you already have a "make" tool, check the setup section of the use page.
Grab the installer from Yagarto's website, follow the installation instructions, then browse to the installed directory (C:\Program Files\yagarto-tools-20100703\bin), and delete the "sh" binary, becauses it generates problems when calling the "make" tool, another workaround is installing Yagarto Tools directly in the C:\ directory.
Now add the Yagarto Tools to the PATH environment variable.
Go to Control Panel > System. Go to the advanced tab and click on the Environment Variables button. Edit the PATH variable, and append the following text:
C:\Program Files\yagarto-tools-20100703\bin
Note: Use the correct path, the one above is just an example.