RinasSam / Arduino-Makefile-Project

This is a simple makefile setup for Arduino development

Arduino-Makefile-Project

This is a simple makefile setup for Arduino development.

Prequisities:

• Have the Arduino software installed on your device.
• Have the make build system installed on your device.
• Have knowledge and skills on:
  • Using and creating Makefiles.
  • Using the command line/terminal.
  • Programming in C/C++.
• Have an Arduino Board (OPTIONAL).
• Have rm and mv commands available on your system. (OPTIONAL).

Getting Started:

1. At the start of the Makefile, change the ARDUINO_DIR value to the topmost directory of the Arduino installation.
2. Change the value of MAIN_SKETCH to be the name of your sketch.
3. Change the COM port number in the upload target to the port in which the Arduino is connected to your device.
4. If the rm and mv commands are not available on your system, make sure to replace all occurences of rm with the command that deletes files and mv with the command that moves files.
5. Use one of the 4 basic make depending on the need:

• make: creates certain directories, compiles the core library, compiles your code, and cleans some stuff up (not to be confused with make clean).
• make upload: uploads the compiled sketch to your Arduino board (which is located at COM3 if the default settings are preserved).
• make clean: removes the generated files by make except for the core library and the directories created by it (not to be confused with make full_clean).
• make full_clean: removes generated files by make, including the core library and the directories created by it as well (not to be confused with make clean).

TODO:

• Implement support for the other Arduino libraries.
• Implement support for other Arduino variants.
• Clean up the code and improve it in some places.