Tools/EclipseArmebs4/SetupLinux/2015-10-27

Goal

Install a click-and-run IDE for stm32f4 based boards.

This HOWTO has been tested on:

* ubuntu 15.10 64 bits
* lubuntu 16.04 64 bits

Using :

* HEIVs armebs4 (stm32_camera board).
* ST's stm32f4discovery board.

Feel free to contribute (by editing or by email).

The big picture

Here is an overview of the tools :

Detailed description

Hardware:

* JTAG adapter
  * Connects physically the host computer to the target, usually from USB to JTAG.
  * Can be integrated into the target

* Target board
  * HEIVs ARMEBS4 integrates a "jtagusb" JTAG adapter
  * ST stm32f4discovery integrates a st-link v2 JTAG adapter

Software:

* Eclipse + CDT
  * IDE with c/c++ support
* make
  * The classical program builder
* gcc, ld, as, ...
  * GNU compiler, linker, assembler, ...
* gdb
  * GNU debugger
* openocd
  * Translate GDB orders into JTAG commands

Source files

* Application source file
  * Your application
* libheivs_stm32
  * Collection of source files from various vendors (ST, ARM, ..., HEIVs) to be used on stm32 boards

Toolchain

The toolchain we use comes from https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded. This is a toolchain maintained by ARM employees and is available for Linux, Windows and OS X.

Linux (Ubuntu based)

There is a PPA for gcc-arm-embedded.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-gcc-arm-embedded/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-arm-embedded

• install openocd (should be in the repository of your favorite distribution)
• create the file /etc/udev/rules.d/10-jtag.rules whith the following content:

#
# \file /etc/udev/rules.d/10-jtag.rules
# \brief udev rules for drivers and ownership for ARMEBS4-like boards
# \author marc dot pignat at hevs dot ch
# \rev 1.0
#
# The ownership will be set to the 'plugdev' group
#
 
#
# AMREBS4-like (FTDI) integrated debugger and serial port
#
ATTRS{idProduct}=="3100", ATTRS{idVendor}=="08ee", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev", RUN="/etc/udev/armebs4-serial.sh"
 
#
# STM32F4 discovery board (stlink-v2 and DFU)
#
ATTRS{idProduct}=="3748", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0483", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev"
ATTRS{idProduct}=="df11", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0483", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev"
 
#
# Amontec JTAGkey 2
#
ATTRS{idProduct}=="cff8", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev"

• create the file /etc/udev/armebs4-serial.sh whith the following content:

#!/bin/sh
#
# \file         /etc/udev/armebs4-serial.sh
# \brief        Load the ftdi sio (CDC) driver and add the ARMEBS4 VID+PID
# \author       marc dot pignat at hevs dot ch
# \rev          1.1
#
 
# Constants
ID="08ee 3100 ff"
SYS_FILE=/sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/ftdi_sio/new_id
 
# modrpobe can be called with already loaded driver
modprobe ftdi_sio
 
# add our ID only if necessary
if ! grep -q "$ID" $SYS_FILE; then
        echo  $ID > $SYS_FILE
fi

• make the file /etc/udev/armebs4-serial.sh executable
  • sudo chmod +x /etc/udev/armebs4-serial.sh
• make sure you're in the plugdev and dialout groups, you must re-login if you change groups.
  • verify: groups <username>
  • add: sudo usermod -a -G dialout <username>
• reload udev rules: sudo service udev reload
• re-plug the ARMEBS4 board

Eclipse

Tested with eclipse 4.3 (Kepler), 4.4 (Luna) and 4.6 (Neon), but at least works with Juno (4.2) and Indigo (4.1)

• Help -> Install new software ... -> add site/repository: http://gnuarmeclipse.sourceforge.net/updates
• Help -> Install new software ... -> work with "-- All available sites --" and add at least :

  Collaboration

  Subversive SVN Team provider + subversive connector

  GNU ARM C/C++ Cross Development Tools

  GNU ARM OpenOCD Debugging

  Mobile and Device Development

  C/C++ GCC Cross Compiler Support

  C/C++ GDB Hardware Debugging

  Programming Languages

  C/C++ Development Tools

• After setup and restart, subversive should ask to choose a connector, choose:
  • SVNkit (same version as the subversion installed on your system)

Trace viewer

• Download : http://percepio.com/downloads/freertos-trace-tgz (tested with 3.0.6)
• sudo apt install mono-complete
• yes yes | mozroots --import
• mono TzForFreeRTOS.exe

Where to go from here ?

First steps