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embedded-hal abstractions for AVR microcontrollers

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embedded-hal implementations for AVR microcontrollers. Based on the register definitions from avr-device.

Quickstart

You need a nightly Rust compiler for compiling Rust code for AVR. Note: Due to a regression, versions after nightly-2021-01-07 are currently broken (see #124). Please use that version of the compiler for now. You can install it using

rustup toolchain install nightly-2021-01-07

Go into ./boards/arduino-uno (or the directory for whatever board you want), and run the following commands:

cd boards/arduino-uno

# Now you are ready to build your first avr blink example!
cargo +nightly-2021-01-07 build --example uno-blink

# For some boards, you can even run it directly (this will attempt to flash it
# onto a connected board):
cargo +nightly-2021-01-07 run --example uno-blink

# For others, you can find the binary file in
ls ../../target/avr-atmega328p/debug/examples/uno-blink.elf
# and e.g. create an ihex file using
avr-objcopy -S -j .text -j .data -O ihex uno-blink.elf uno-blink.hex

Starting your own project

This is a step-by-step guide for creating a new project targeting Arduino Uno (ATmega328P). You can of course apply the same steps for any other microcontroller.

  1. Start by creating a new project:

    cargo new --bin avr-example
    cd avr-example
  2. If you're using rustup, you probably want to set an override for this directory, to use the nightly toolchain (as mentioned above, use nightly-2021-01-07 for the time being):

    rustup override set nightly-2021-01-07
  3. Copy the target description for your MCU from avr-specs/ (e.g. avr-atmega328p.json) into your project.

  4. Create a file .cargo/config.toml with the following content:

    [build]
    target = "avr-atmega328p.json"
    
    [unstable]
    build-std = ["core"]
  5. Fill Cargo.toml with these additional directives:

    [dependencies]
    # A panic handler is needed.  This is a crate with the most basic one.
    # The `leonardo-panic` example shows a more elaborate version.
    panic-halt = "0.2.0"
    
    [dependencies.arduino-uno]
    git = "https://github.com/rahix/avr-hal"
    rev = "<insert latest git-commit hash here>"
    # ^- Pin the dependency to a specific version.  You should use the latest
    # commit hash from the avr-hal master branch.  You can find it here:
    #
    #    https://github.com/rahix/avr-hal/commits/master
    
    # Configure the build for minimal size
    [profile.dev]
    panic = "abort"
    lto = true
    opt-level = "s"
    
    [profile.release]
    panic = "abort"
    codegen-units = 1
    debug = true
    lto = true
    opt-level = "s"

    Note: If you at some point want to update to a newer version of avr-hal, you just need to put a later commit hash into the rev = field. For any breaking changes which might require you to fix something in your code, read the CHANGELOG.

  6. Start your project with this basic template:

    #![no_std]
    #![no_main]
    
    // Pull in the panic handler from panic-halt
    extern crate panic_halt;
    
    use arduino_uno::prelude::*;
    
    #[arduino_uno::entry]
    fn main() -> ! {
        let dp = arduino_uno::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
    
        unimplemented!()
    }
  7. Build with these commands (make sure you're using nightly rust!):

    cargo build
    # or
    cargo build --release

    and find your binary in target/avr-atmega328p/debug/ (or target/avr-atmega328p/release).

  8. (Optional): To make development as smooth as possible, you can configure a cargo runner for your board. This repository contains a few example scripts (e.g. uno-runner.sh, leonardo-runner.sh) which you can copy into your project. You'll then need to add the following section to your .cargo/config.toml:

    [target.'cfg(target_arch = "avr")']
    runner = "./uno-runner.sh"

    And that's it, now you can build an run your project in a single command!

    cargo run
    # or
    cargo run --release

Repository Structure

This repository contains the following components:

  • A generic crate containing implementations that can be used chip-independently and macros to create chip-dependent instances of peripheral abstractions. This crate is named avr-hal-generic.
  • HAL crates for each MCU in chips/. These make use of avr-hal-generic to create chip-specific definitions.
  • Board Support Crates for popular hardware in boards/. They, for the most part, just re-export functionality from the chip-HAL, with the names that are printed on the PCB.

Supported MCUs

The following HAL crates currently exist. Take a look at the docs for more details on what's supported.

Supported Boards

In boards/ there are crates for the following hardware. Please note that this project is in no way affiliated with any of the vendors.

Each board crate comes with a few examples showing how to use them. For more details, follow the links to the documentation.

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with either Microchip (former Atmel) nor any of the Vendors that created the boards supported in this repository.

License

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