This is a very simple Makefile which knows how to build Arduino sketches. It defines the entire workflows for compiling code, flashing it to Arduino and even communicating through Serial monitor. You don't need to change anything in the Arduino sketches.
If you're using FreeBSD, Debian or Ubuntu, you can find this in the arduino-mk package.
Download a copy of this repo some where in your system.
On the Mac you might want to set:
ARDUINO_DIR = /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Resources/Java
ARDMK_DIR = /usr/local
On Linux, you might prefer:
ARDUINO_DIR = /usr/share/arduino
ARDMK_DIR = /usr/local
AVR_TOOLS_DIR = /usr
The Makefile also delegates resetting the board to a short Perl program.
You'll need to install Device::SerialPort to use it though. You'll also
need the YAML library to run ard-parse-boards.
On Debian or Ubuntu:
apt-get install libdevice-serialport-perl
apt-get install libyaml-perl
On Fedora:
yum install perl-Device-SerialPort
yum install perl-YAML
On Mac using MacPorts:
sudo port install p5-device-serialport
sudo port install p5-YAML
and use /opt/local/bin/perl5 instead of /usr/bin/perl
On other systems:
cpanm Device::SerialPort
cpanm YAML
You can also find more detailed instructions in this guide or also checkout the sample makefiles inside the examples/ folder
In order to use Arduino libraries installed in the user's sketchbook folder (the
standard location for custom libraries when using the Arduino IDE), you need to
set the ARDUINO_SKETCHBOOK variable to point to this directory. By default it
is set to $HOME/sketchbook.
The current version of the makefile is 0.12.0. You can find the full history in the HISTORY.md file
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning 2.0.
All contributions (even documentation) are welcome :) Open a pull request and I would be happy to merge them.
If you are looking for ideas to work on, then check out the following TODO items or the issue tracker.
- Doesn't work with Arduino 1.5.x yet. Follow issue #45 for progress.
- Since it doesn't do any pre processing like Arduino IDE, you have to declare all methods before you use them (issue #59)
- More than one .ino or .pde file is not supported yet (issue #49)
- When you compile for the first time, it builds all libs inside Arduino directory even if it is not needed. But while linking only the relevant files are linked. (issue #29). Even Arduino IDE does the same thing though.
If you find an issue or have an idea for a feature then log them in the issue tracker
This makefile was originally created by Martin Oldfield and he maintained it till v0.10.2. From May 2013, it is maintained by Sudar
- It's not a derivative of this, but Alan Burlison has written a similar thing.
- Alan's Makefile was used in a Pragmatic Programmer's article.
- Rei Vilo wrote to tell me that he's using the Makefile ina Xcode 4 template called embedXcode. Apparently it supports many platforms and boards, including AVR-based Arduino, AVR-based Wiring, PIC32-based chipKIT, MSP430-based LaunchPad and ARM3-based Maple.