Development with GCC and Eclipse

• GNU ARM ToolChain : v4.8 2014q1
• Build Tool : Cygwin
• JAVA JRE : version 8
• Eclipse IDE : Eclipse Oxygen CDT
• GNU ARM Eclipse Plugin : Latest releases

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GNU ARM ToolChain

Required to compile ARM architecture.

• Downlaod & Install

  • GNU ARM ToolChain
    We recommend version 4.8 2014 q1 from the above site. Download the file and install or unzip it.

• Add environment variables (Optional)

  • Variable value : (Installation directory)\bin;
    If you are wondering how to add Paths to your Eclipse project without adding them as system variables, please see here.

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Build Tool

Use make when compiling and building.
Therefore, you need to install related files.

• Downlaod & Install

  • Cygwin
    Download the file from the above URL and install it.
    Please install the “Base package” and “Devel package”.

• Add environment variables

  • Variable value : (Installation directory)\bin;

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JAVA JRE

Install JAVA JRE for Eclipse execution.
You only need the JRE to run, but you can install the JDK because the JDK contains the JRE.

• Downlaod & Install

  • JAVA JRE
    Download the file and install it.

• Add environment variables

  • Variable value : (Installation directory)\bin;

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Eclipse IDE

• Downlaod & Install

  • Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers
    Download the file from the above URL and install or unzip it.

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GNU ARM Eclipse Plugin

Eclipse requires a plugin to develop ARM.

• Downlaod & Install

  • You can download the compressed file or use the repository as shown below.
    • Click [Help] - [Install New Software] on the top menu of Eclipse.
    • In the pop-up window, click [Add ... ] Button.
    • Enter the following in the [Add Repository] popup window.
      Name : GNU ARM Eclipse Plug-ins
Location : http://gnuarmeclipse.sourceforge.net/updates

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