AMiRo-OS

    5.  GNU ARM Embedded Toolchain

    6.  CMake

2.  Recommended Software

3.  Compiling the Source Code

    1.  Host Software

    2.  Target Software

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In order to compile and flash the AMiRo bootloader, some additional software is

required, all of which are described in detail in the following.

Since all main- and subprojects are available as Git repositories, installing a

recent version of the tool is mandatory. Most Linux distributions like Ubuntu

provide a sufficient version in their software repositories.

GNU Make usually comes as preinstalled tool on Ubuntu based operating systems.

If your system is missing GNU Make, it is recommended to install it from the

recent version) are required.

In order to build some required tools from source, GCC is required. It usually

comes as preinstalled tool on Ubuntu based operating systems. If your system is

required.

This tool is required to flash the bootloader binaries to the microcontrollers

of the AMiRo base modules. Since it is included in this project as a Git

the file `./Host/Source/stm32flash/INSTALL`.

Various versions of the GCC for ARM embedded devices can be found at

<https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm> (old versions are

    >$ sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libncurses5:i386

In order to build the `SerialBoot` host application, `CMake` version 2.8 or

later is required. If possible, it is recommended to instal it from the standard

AMiRo-BLT provides support for the QtCreator IDE. In order to setup according

projects, use the setup script and follow the instructions. It will

automatically generate the required files and you can import the projects by

The AMiRo-BLT project is separated into two major parts: target- and host-

related software. The former comprises the bootloaders for the three base

to update the firmware even for other modules.

The `stm32flash` tool is requried to flash bootloader binaries to the MCUs.

Instructions for builing the tool are given in chapter 1.4 of this file.

the default for any scripts and tools that use `SerialBoot`.

Module specific code for the several AMiRo base modules is located in the

individual subfolders in the `./Target/Modules/` directory. To compile

    Keep a charger plugged in during flashing.

**Attention**: Never flash a bootloader to the wrong module! Doing so might