CMake is a tool that converts project definitions that are compiler-independent into project definitions that are compiler-specific.
CMakeLists.txt files from NXP contain such separate project definitions. CMake translates them to makefiles that the GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain can process.
3. Debugger Tools
Segger J-Link: (for J-Link hardware debugger only)
This software package contains the J-Link GDB server, which connects to VSCode on one side, and to the J-Link JTAG hardware on the other side.
OpenOCD: (for generic hardware debugger)
OpenOCD is a free and open-source debugger that works with a wide range of JTAG hardware. This is most likely the corresponding software for customers utilizing a JTAG adapter other than the J-Link. A GDB server is included in the package, which connects to VSCode on one side and the J-Link JTAG hardware on the other.
Chocolatey (The Package Manager For Windows)
The Windows versions of required software will be installed using Chocolately
- Launch Power shell as an administrator, then run the following command:
> Get-ExecutionPolicy
If it returns Restricted, then run the following command:
> Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString(‘https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1′))
If you don’t see any errors, you are ready to use Chocolatey! Type choco or choco -? now, or see following documents for more info:
4. Install VSCode
Ubuntu
- Please follow this link to install Visual Studio Code Application.
- For more options, please refer to the Visual Studio Code setup page.
- You can also Download Visual Studio Code and install.
Windows
> choco install vscode
5. Installing Visual Studio Code Plugins
The easiest way is to install them from the command prompt inside the IDE:
code –install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools
code –install-extension marus25.cortex-debug
code –install-extension twxs.cmake
code –install-extension dan-c-underwood.arm
code –install-extension zixuanwang.linkerscript
Or we can use in the IDE the menu View > Extensions.
- Open VSCode
- Select View → Extensions
This will show the Extension sidebar - In the search box above the Extension sidebar, type the Code name from the above table (without the angle brackets) or another reasonable search term
- Click on the little green Install button which appears next to the found plugin.
Below is our installed extensions (menu File > Preferences > Extensions):
6. Install Build Tools
Ubuntu
GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain
- Please follow this link to install GNU ARM Embedded Toolchain
- OR, we can install using apt
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install gcc-arm-none-eabi binutils-arm-none-eabi
Make and CMake
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install make cmake
Windows
GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain
> choco install gcc-arm-embedded
Make
> choco install make
CMake
> choco install cmake
7. Install Debugging Tools
OpenOCD
Ubuntu
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install openocd
Windows
> choco install openocd
Please refer following documents to know more about how to run OpenOCD:
