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Author Archives: Erich Styger
Freescale CMSIS-SVD Register Files with Eclipse MARS and EmbSysRegView
In “How to Add Register Details View in Eclipse” I showed how to add the Register detail support in Eclipse using the EmbSysRegView plugin. This was for Luna/Mars, and for the version v0.2.4 of the plugins.
Since then, there is a new version of Eclipse (MARS, see “Going to Mars: Building a DIY Eclipse IDE for ARM Embedded Microcontrollers“) and the EmbSysRegView plugin has been updated to v2.0.5. Makes everything much simple, so here is an updated post with the details how to add register detail view to Eclipse Mars.
Eclipse Mars
Föhn is here!
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Fall time is here, and frequently in this time we can have a Föhn wind situation:
Föhn Clouds
Using FRDM-K64F Board to debug another Kinetis Board
Given all the posts I already have published on a similar topic, this one will be a short one: how to use the Freescale FRDM-K64F board with OpenSDAv2 to debug another board:
FRDM-K64F Board to Debug FRDM-KL25Z Board
Using Precompiled Headers with GNU gcc in Eclipse
Some of my robotics projects take a rather long time do a full build. When I developed applications with Visual C++ on the host, using precompiled headers gave me a big boost in compilation speed. I was looking for the same in similar with GNU and gcc, and as expected: gcc does support precompiled headers too. And indeed, I was able to cut down compilation time by 30% :-). So this post is about how to use gcc with precompiled headers in Eclipse/CDT to give my builds a boost.
using precompiled header
New in Eclipse Mars: Launchbar
In “Going to Mars: Building a DIY Eclipse IDE for ARM Embedded Microcontrollers” I described how to install an Eclipse based IDE for ARM, based on Eclipse Mars (4.5) and CTD (8.7). There are many great new features in Eclipse Mars which makes that switch worthwhile: the Launchbar:
Launchbar in Eclipse Mars
A dream is are now a reality: a really, really easy way to build, run/debug an application!
Grass does not grow faster …
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“Grass does not grow faster, if you pull on it.”
– African Proverb
Going to Mars: Building a DIY Eclipse IDE for ARM Embedded Microcontrollers
It has been a while since I published my ‘build my own DIY IDE’ (see “DIY Free Toolchain for Kinetis: Part 1 – GNU ARM Build Tools“). I have used that approaches in my classes successfully. Now a new semester is coming up, so time to update the instructions using the latest Eclipse IDE (Mars) and tools (GCC ARM Embedded (launchpad) with GNU ARM Eclipse).
Eclipse Mars Splash Screen
Better Debugging with Eclipse: Step Into Selection
Some might say that Eclipse is too powerful and has too many features. But to me, the many small and somehow hidden gems can make a big difference in my daily life. One of these features is ‘Step Into Selection’ while debugging.
Very often I have a source line with nested function calls like this:
Nested Function Calls
10 Types of People
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“There are 10 types of people in the world;
Those who understand binary and those who don’t.”
– Unknown
