If you like Arduino, but also like to use your text editor of choice and you're not afraid of the command line, this project is for you! Like many others I started programming micro-controllers using the Arduino IDE. But after a while I started to dislike the default editor. For a while I used an Arduino Makefile to compile my code. Until recently I found out that the current version (as of May 2016) of the Arduino IDE also has a command line interface. (See documentation)
- Arduino IDE >= 1.5
- bash or zsh
- minicom (optional)
- git (optional)
To get started clone this repo or download zip and extract on your local machine. To clone using git:
$ git clone https://github.com/bremme/arduino-project-skeletonOpen the config.sh file and set the location of your Arduino binary, serial port, serial speed, Arduino board and optionally a serial monitor program and editor. When done source the config.sh file to load the configuration.
$ source config.sh
The configuration file adds several environmental variables and aliases for verifying (compiling), uploading (compile and flash) and running a serial monitor.
To verify your sketch run:
$ verifyTo upload your sketch run:
$ uploadWhen you are done working on your project, you can deactivate the environment by:
$ deactivate
If your wondering what shell I'm using: gnome-terminal (emulator), zsh (shell), oh my zsh! (plugin framework)
The structure of your new Arduino project is as follows:
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├── doc Aditional documentation file
├── libraries Arduino library files
├── main Main sketch file
│ └── main.ino Main Arduino sketch
├── LICENCE.txt Licence file
├── config.sh Arduino config file
└── README.md Project README fileYou (main) sketch goes in main/main.ino. This is where void setup() and void loop() live. Your libraries (dependencies) go into the libraries folder. You can ether copy your libraries here or symlink them. If you have additional documentation, like datasheets for example, they go into the doc folder.