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Eclipse 8051

The document provides instructions for installing software required for embedded systems development using SDCC and Eclipse, including the Java Runtime Environment, SDCC compiler, Eclipse IDE, CDT plugin, and eclipseSDCC plugin. The software should already be installed on lab computers but the instructions allow installing it on your own computer.

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Eclipse 8051

The document provides instructions for installing software required for embedded systems development using SDCC and Eclipse, including the Java Runtime Environment, SDCC compiler, Eclipse IDE, CDT plugin, and eclipseSDCC plugin. The software should already be installed on lab computers but the instructions allow installing it on your own computer.

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Note Regarding CU Lab Computers

The software tools described in this presentation are already installed on the computers in the embedded systems lab at CU. You should be able to find all the elements on the lab machines, so do not try to install the components again. The instructions in this presentation are intended to enable you to install the software on your own computers.
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Installing SDCC/Eclipse for 8051 Embedded Software Development

Software Required
Software Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (JRE 6 or newer 1) SDCC Small Device C Compiler Revision 2.6.0 (or newer 1) Eclipse SDK Revision 3.2.1 (or newer 1) Eclipse C/C++ Development Tooling CDT (CDT 3.1.1) 1 eclipseSDCC-1.0.0 1 Location

Installing Java Runtime Environment (JRE)


1. Download and install JRE http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp As of March 2007, the latest version is JRE 6 Note you might already have JRE installed in your machine. Reinstall latest version if necessary.

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp http://sourceforge.net/projects/sdcc http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/CDT http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse-sdcc

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Note: Typically you want to install the newest versions of the software components. However, some components, like the CDT and eclipseSDCC plug-in require specific versions for compatibility. You will need administrative privileges on your machine in order to install some of this software.

Installing SDCC
1. Download SDCC 2.6.0 http://sourceforge.net/projects/sdcc
Earlier versions have known bugs you want to avoid SDCC is open-source and is constantly evolving. Make sure you download from sourceforge.net for latest working version

Installing Eclipse
1. Download Eclipse SDK 3.2.1
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ This is a large zipfile download of about 120MB

2. In Windows XP, the standard location for the installation is C:\Program Files\SDCC 3. Perform a full installation (Bin, Doc, Lib, Src), which includes SDCC documentation. Version 2.6.0 requires about 22MB of disk space. 4. When prompted, add C:\Program Files\SDCC\bin to the PATH 5. The SDCC manual is available in PDF, HTML, and text formats in the C:\Program Files\SDCC\doc directory
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2. Unzip the file to a folder in the current directory 3. Copy the eclipse subfolder and all of its files and folders to C:\Program Files. If you like, rename the eclipse folder to capitalize it, so that you end up with C:\Program Files\Eclipse 4. Create a shortcut on your desktop or start menu to C:\Program Files\Eclipse\eclipse.exe

Updating Eclipse with CDT


1. Start Eclipse (eclipse.exe) When you start Eclipse, it will ask you to select a workspace Create a workspace in a local folder that you own. Dont use create a workspace in a public or administrator folder that could be reformatted. When using computers at CU, create the workspace on your own Z: drive. 2. Click on help->software updates -> find and install 3. Choose Search for new features to install and click next

Updating Eclipse with CDT


4. Choose Callisto Discovery Site 5. Choose Ignore features not applicable to environment 6. Click Finish 7. Make sure that only Callisto Discovery Site is highlighted 8. and click OK 9. Expand the feature list under Callisto Discover Site and Select C and C++ Development 10. Select Show the latest version of a feature only 11. Click Next 12. Accept the License Agreement and Click Next

See the installation presentation available on the course web site for screen pictures of the updating process. For more info, see http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/CDT

Updating Eclipse with CDT


13. Confirm that all your installation settings are correct 14. And click Finish - Else go back and make changes if necessary 15. Downloading and installing may take quite some time several files totaling more than 11MB are downloaded 16. You may see a warning about a feature not being signed. Accept unsigned feature installation to allow installation to continue. 17. Make sure you restart Eclipse when done this will allow Eclipse to incorporate the CDT features.

Installing the eclipseSDCC Plug-in


1. Download the SDCC plug-in for Eclipse, eclipseSDCC-1.0.0, from http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse-sdcc 2. Extract the zipfile contents into a new folder. (For Windows, the zipfile is net.sourceforge.eclipsesdcc-1.0.0-win32.x86.zip) 3. Browse into the extracted folder until you find the folders plugins and features 4. Copy the contents of the plugins folder to your Eclipse plugins folder (where you installed eclipse before, C:\Program Files\Eclipse\plugins) 5. Copy the contents of the features folder to your Eclipse features folder (where you installed eclipse before, C:\Program Files\Eclipse\features) 6. Read the help documents in
C:\Program Files\Eclipse\plugins\net.sourceforge.eclipsesdcc_1.0.0\help

for tips on how to create a new MCS51family(SDCC) project. 7. Restart Eclipse


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