This is the main source code repository of the Particle firmware libraries.
To get started building firmware locally, see Getting Started.
- System Flags
- Continuous Integration
- Module Descriptor linking and retrieval
- Photon SoftAP Protocol
- WiFi Tester Firmware
- Testing
- API Changes Checklist
- Firmware Release Checklist
- System describe message
- build test suite
- System Threading
- system versions and releases
- Bootloader overview and internals
- Cloud Communications
- Virtual Device
- Starting a New Platform Hardware Abstraction Layer
- Installing the USB Driver on Windows
The firmware uses the GNU GCC toolchain for ARM Cortex-M processors, ARM's CMSIS libraries, STM32 standard peripheral libraries and Arduino's implementation of Wiring.
On the Core: TI's CC3000 host driver libraries, On the photon: Broadcom's WICED WiFi SDK.
Unless stated elsewhere, file headers or otherwise, all files herein are licensed under an LGPLv3 license. For more information, please read the LICENSE file.
Additionally, for Photon and P1 firmware (>= v0.7.0-rc.1) which use the Cypress WICED SDK, you agree to the terms of the Cypress IoT Community License Agreement.
The guidelines of the Cypress Community License agreement allow individuals to sell and redistribute compiled binaries, referred to as Software in object code format, built with WICED as a part of their own developer applications, but does not give any individuals permission to sell, redistribute, or share WICED source code without separate, explicit written permission from Cypress (which Particle has obtained).
If you have questions about software licensing, please contact Particle support.
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