===== Firmware Development =====

==== The Heavy Duty Option ====

One option for firmware development (on windows) is to install WinAvr and Eclipse.  Eclipse is a rather large, but featurefull IDE.  It is also excellent for Java Programming (if you want to work on the BootLoader), and quite probably has a python package as well.

  - Install Eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/
  - Install the C/C++ Development Tools http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/
  - Install WinAVR from http://winavr.sourceforge.net/
  - Install make from somewhere.  Microsoft distributes a version i think.  I Prefer Cygwin.  Ming is another option.
  - Launch Eclipse
  - Goto Window -> Perspectives -> Other and select C/C++
  - Right click on the project window and select Import -> CVS Project
  - enter in x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net for server, /cvsroot/x0xb0x for cvsroot
  - goto Project Properties-> C/C++ Make Project -> Discovery Options -> Compiler Invocation Command -> C:\WinAVR\bin\avr-gcc.exe
  - While you're still in the C/C++ Make Project properties sheet, goto the "Make Builder" tab, deselect "use default" in "Build Command", and point that to your make command.
  - Select the environment tab, and add a new environmnet variable "PATH", set it to $PATH$;<winavr path>;<make path>
  - With any luck, once you click okay, the project should start building.

==== Development On Debian Linux ====

These instructions should get you up and running under [[http://www.debian.org|Debian GNU/Linux]] or similar environments ([[http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]], etc).

  - apt-get install gcc-avr avr-libc make cvs
  - cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x login (hit enter for password)
  - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x co -P firmware
  - cd firmware/
  - make

==== Development On Gentoo Linux ====

These instructions will set up a dev environment under [[http://www.gentoo.org|Gentoo GNU/Linux]], as of 2006.0 or so

  - emerge crossdev
  - crossdev -t avr (this takes a while)
  - emerge cross-avr/avr-libc ; emerge dev-embedded/avr-libc ; emerge cvs 
  - cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x login (hit enter for password)
  - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x co -P firmware
  - cd firmware/
  - make

==== Development On Mac OS X ====

  - downlaod and install the avrmacpack
  - cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x login (hit enter for password)
  - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x co -P firmware
  - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@x0xb0x.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/x0xb0x co -P c0ntr0l
  - cd firmware/
  - make
  - download pySerial 2.4 and extract it, go into the created folder and type:
  - python setup.py install
  - Now change into the c0ntr0l folder and start the c0ntr0l application to upload the firmware
  - Connect your x0xb0x via USB, switch the Mode Button to Bootload and then power up your x0x
  - chage to the c0ntr0l folder and type
  - python c0ntr0l.py
  - The GUI should appear, in the Menu choose: Serial -> Port -> /dev/usbserial-??????
  - In the Menu: x0xbox -> upload Firmware; choose the file x0xb0x.hex from your firmware folder
  - Power off your x0x, switch to any ohter mode, power it on again and enjoy the new firmware

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