Application Development

General Build and Run Steps

There are a lot of examples and demos in embARC OSP which are located in <embarc>/example folder. General steps are shown below to build the provded examples and demos, e.g. the example in <embARC>/example/baremetal/bootloader for the EMSK 2.2 board and ARC EM7D core configuration.

1. Go to the example directory, cd <embARC>/example/baremetal/bootloader . <embARC> should be replaced by your actual path such as c:/embARC . Use \ instead of / in the Windows environment.

  1. Run the make commands * Commands for using MetaWare toolchain

    • Command common part: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw

    • Build: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw

    • Run: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw JTAG=usb run

    • Debug: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw JTAG=usb gui

    • Generate binary: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw JTAG=usb bin

    • Show build configuration: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw JTAG=usb cfg

    • Show build options: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw JTAG=usb opt

    • Clean current build configuration: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw clean

    • Clean current all configurations for the same board: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw boardclean

    • Clean current all configurations in this example: gmake BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=mw distclean

    • Commands for using ARC GNU toolchain

      • Command common part: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu

      • Build: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu

      • Run: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu JTAG=usb run

      • Debug: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu JTAG=usb gui

      • Generate binary: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu JTAG=usb bin

      • Show build configuration: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu JTAG=usb cfg

      • Show build options: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu JTAG=usb opt

      • Clean current build configuration: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu clean

      • Clean current all configurations for the same board: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu boardclean

      • Clean current all configurations in this example: make BOARD=emsk BD_VER=22 CUR_CORE=arcem7d TOOLCHAIN=gnu distclean

Visit Build System Documentation for more build system information.

Create a New Application

Here, we will show how to create a new application in embARC OSP, taking a simple hello world as an example.

  • Goals

    • Baremetal application based on embARC OSP

    • Hardware: EMSK 2.2 - ARC EM7D Configuration

    • Print “Hello world from embARC” through UART at 115200 bps

    • Use GNU toolchain to running and debugging in the command line

  1. Creat a folder named hello_world under embarc/example.

  2. Copy the makefile template example/example.makefile and main.c.tmpl into hello_world folder and rename example.makefile to makefile, rename main.c.tmpl to main.c.

  3. Change the configurations in makefile according to your hardware configuration and application.

    • Change the application name: change the value of APPL to helloworld.

    • Change the board name: change the value of BOARD to emsk. This option can also be given in cmd line If not specified, the default value will be emsk

    • Change the board version: change the value of BD_VER to 22.This option can also be given in cmd line If not specified, the default value will be 22 for board emsk.

    • Change the core configuration: change the value of CUR_CORE to arcem7d. This option can also be given in cmd line. If not specified, the default value will arcem7d for board emsk and version 22.

    • Change the embARC OSP root: change the value of EMBARC_ROOT to ../... EMBARC_ROOT can be relative path or an absolute path.

    • Add the middleware that you need for this application: Change the value of MID_SEL.

      • The value of MID_SEL must be the folder name in <embARC>/middleware, such as common or lwip.

      • If using lwip, ntshell, fatfs, and common, set MID_SEL to lwip ntshell fatfs common.

      • Set it to common in the “HelloWorld” application.

    • Change your toolchain: change the value of TOOLCHAIN to gnu.

    • Update source folders and include folder settings.

      • Update the C code folder settings: change the value of APPL_CSRC_DIR to .. APPL_CSRC_DIR is the C code relative path to the application folder

      • Update the assembly source-folder settings: change the value of APPL_ASMSRC_DIR.

      • Update the include-folders settings: change the value of APPL_INC_DIR which is the application include path to the application folder (-I).

      • If more than one directory is needed, use whitespace between the folder paths.

    • Set your application defined macros: Change the value of APPL_DEFINES.

      • For example, if define APPLICATION=1, set APPL_DEFINES to -DAPPLICATION=1.

    Then hello_world application’s makefile will be like this

    ## embARC application makefile template ##
### You can copy this file to your application folder
### and rename it to makefile.
##

##
# Application name
##
APPL ?= helloworld

##
# Extended device list
##
EXT_DEV_LIST +=

# Optimization level
# Please refer to toolchain_xxx.mk for this option
OLEVEL ?= O2

##
# Current board and core
##
BOARD ?= emsk
BD_VER ?= 22
CUR_CORE ?= arcem7d

##
# Debugging JTAG
##
JTAG ?= usb

##
# Toolchain
##
TOOLCHAIN ?= gnu

##
# Uncomment following options
# if you want to set your own heap and stack size
# Default settings see options.mk
##
#HEAPSZ ?= 8192
#STACKSZ ?= 8192

##
# Uncomment following options
# if you want to add your own library into link process
# For example:
# If you want link math lib for gnu toolchain,
# you need to set the option to -lm
##
#APPL_LIBS ?=

##
# Root path of embARC
##
EMBARC_ROOT = ../..

##
# Middleware
##
MID_SEL = common

##
# Application source path
##
APPL_CSRC_DIR = .
APPL_ASMSRC_DIR = .

##
# Application include path
##
APPL_INC_DIR = .

##
# Application defines
##
APPL_DEFINES =

##
# Include current project makefile
##
COMMON_COMPILE_PREREQUISITES += makefile

### Options above must be added before include options.mk ###
# Include key embARC build system makefile
override EMBARC_ROOT := $(strip $(subst \,/,$(EMBARC_ROOT)))
include $(EMBARC_ROOT)/options/options.mk

  1. run and debug

  • Set your EMSK 2.2 hardware configuration to ARC EM7D, and connect it to your PC. Open PuTTY or Tera-term, and connect to the right COM port. Set the baudrate to 115200 bps.

  • Enter make run in the command line to run this application.

  • Enter make gui in the command line to debug this application. Press CTRL + C to stop the program. Enter q to exit the debugger. See the GDB manual for how to debug an application using arc-elf32-gdb.

Note

See Make Options for make options in detail. You can also refer to other embARC examples, e.g., example/baremetal/openthread, example/freertos/net/ntshell.

IDE Project Usage

Run and debug an embARC application in the ARC GNU IDE

A embARC “helloworld” application has been created and tested. This section provides steps for debugging the application in the ARC GNU IDE.

  • Open the ARC GNU IDE and set the workspace location to ide_projects/emsk_22/gnu in the embARC root. Set the workspace location in a right way.

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Create helloworld project in ARC GNU IDE

  • When the GNU IDE opens, click File->New->Makefile Project with Existing Code. Set Existing Code Location to your “helloworld” application. Set Toolchain for Indexer Settings to GNU Toolchain for ARC EM, and click Finish.

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Set helloworld project in ARC GNU IDE

  • Build the projec in the IDE. When the build process is finished without any errors, open Debug Configurations, and create debug configuration for this project. Remember to choose the correct ELF file, and set the right Gdbserver Settings in the Debugger tab.

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Create debug configuration helloworld project in ARC GNU IDE

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Debug helloworld project in ARC GNU IDE

Note

There are only application source code files added in the IDE project. The makefile is provided by embARC, not generated by the ARC GNU IDE itself.

Debug Multiple Boards

Multiple EMSK boards are required to run or debug application code on a single PC for some examples in embARC, especially the Pmod RF examples. Here are alternative ways for two EMSK boards running and debugging with one PC.

  • MetaWare Toolchain

    • In command-line mode, Ashling JTAG and USB-JTAG are necessary rather than multi-USB JTAGs. One node runs make TOOLCHAIN=mw xxxx JTAG=opella xx, the other node runs make TOOLCHAIN=mw xxxx JTAG=usb xx.

    • In IDE mode, change the debugger configuration in one of the two nodes for Ashling JTAG. Because the Digilent JTAG Cable is the default option.

    • Another way for command-line mode is to modify the DIG_NAME option to choose different boards. DIG_NAME is a MetaWare debugger property corresponding to -prop=dig_device=name.

  • ARC GNU Toolchain

    • In command-line mode, all nodes run make TOOLCHAIN=gnu xxx JTAG=usb xx. OpenOCD selects the right board automatically. OpenOCD supports multi-USB-JTAG.

    • In IDE mode, all projects share the same port for the OpenOCD configuration. The same GNU debugger port (49105) is used. To avoid a conflict with GNU debugger ports, set the different GNU debugger ports in the debug configuration.

Note

The above methods only support two boards, e.g., one EMSK 1.x and one EMSK 2.x. Two EMSK 1.x boards or two EMSK 2.x boards are not supported.