PCAN-Router FD – User Manual
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5
Software
This chapter covers the installation of the GNU ARM toolchain for
Windows and gives notes about the software library and the
firmware examples.
Software, source code, and additional information are included on
the supplied DVD in the following directory branch:
/Develop/Microcontroller hardware/PCAN-Router FD/
5.1
Installing the GNU ARM Toolchain
To compile the code examples and the custom firmware code under
Windows, install the supplied GNU ARM toolchain on your compu-
ter. The toolchain is collection of tools to develop applications for
ARM processors and corresponding microcontrollers on Windows
platforms. The collection includes a compiler for C and C++ as well
as Make utilities.
System requirement: Windows 10, 8.1, 7 (32-/64-bit)
Proceed as follows to install the toolchain:
1.
From the directory branch on the provided DVD mentioned
above, change to the
Compiler
subdirectory.
2.
Start the setup program for GCC ARM Embedded
(
gcc-arm-none-eabi-*.exe
) and follow its instructions.
Make sure that you enable the option
Add path to
environment variable
on the last page.
3.
Afterwards, start the setup program for PEAK-System Make
Utilities (
PEAK-MakeUtils*.exe
) and follow its
instructions.
