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How to setup your eclipse development environment

How to setup your eclipse development environment under windows or linux.

AVR GNU Tool Chain

Windows

Install WinAVR (http://winavr.sourceforge.net/) into the default location.

Windows 8.1 (32 / 64bit) needs a fixed dll (just copy into the utils\bin directory of your WinAVR directory): http://www.madwizard.org/download/electronics/msys-1.0-vista64.zip

Linux

• for Gentoo see http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Linux/Gentoo
• for Debian GNU Linux see http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Linux/Debian

Mac

• install Java: https://www.eclipse.org/openj9/
• install Cross Pack for AVR® development: https://www.obdev.at/products/crosspack/download.html

Eclipse

• install eclipse from https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

• install eclipse plugins (help->install new software):

  • C/C++ development tools ( chose all available sites, then Programming Languages -> Eclipse C/C++ Development Tools SDK)
  • avr (add download url http://avr-eclipse.sourceforge.net/updatesite/)
  • subclipse (add download url http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x)

• checkout the projects from git: File -> Import -> git -> Projects from Git (with smart import)

• links to latest development version

  1. multidisplay-lib project: https://github.com/digifant/multidisplay-lib.git
  2. multidisplay project: https://github.com/designer2k2/multidisplay.git

build the sourcecode

• set the build configurations for both projects to Release: right click on the 2 projects -> Build Configurations -> Set Active -> Release
• build first the multidisplay-lib: right click on the project -> build project
• build the main multidisplay project: right click on the project -> build project
• customize the multidisplay sourcecode the your car environment: see #defines in MultidisplayDefines.h
• after changing something in MultdisplayDefines.h you must rebuild the project!
• to update your local project: right click on the project -> tream -> update to HEAD

flash the binary out of eclipse (avrdude)

It's advisable to use the avrdude which comes with the arduino IDE (http://arduino.cc/).

• custom avrdude path in preferences->avr->paths: select the avrdude path from the arduino ide
• custom avrdude configuration file in preferences->avr->avrdude: select the avrdude.conf file from the arduino ide
• restart eclipse

the programmer configuration is stored in the global eclipse settings and must be created by hand.

1. go to multidisplay project properties
2. avr -> avrdude -> new programmer configuration
3. Arduino Duemilanove:

• programmer hardware: Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
• baudrate 57600

1. Seeedunio Mega 1260:

• programmer hardware: Atmel STK500 Version 2.x firmware
• baudrate 57600

1. Seeedunio Mega 2560:

• programmer hardware: wiring (only arduino ide avrdude has this programmer hardware)
• baudrate 115200

1. set serial port. under linux, its typically /dev/ttyUSB0