MarsRover2018-firmware

Firmware for the 2018 University of Waterloo Mars Rover. Will contain:

• mbed library
• additional libraries written by the team
• application code running on each board

Board: STM32F091 / NUCLEO-F091RC

UWRT Firmware Development Instructions

1. Download source code

   git clone https://github.com/uwrobotics/MarsRover2018-firmware.git

2. Download toolchain (gcc and make)

   For Ubuntu 16.04

   • sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-none-eabi

   For Windows

   • download make for windows (choose Complete package, except sources)
   • download gcc-arm-none-eabi for windows (windows 32 bit)
   • add gcc .exe files to path (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Tools ARM Embedded\<version>\bin)
   • add make.exe to path (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin)

   For Mac

   • Open Command Line
   • Install Homebrew if not installed /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   • Download auto-run script, which will auto install with latest version brew tap ARMmbed/homebrew-formulae
   • Install via HomeBrew brew install arm-none-eabi-gcc

3. change directory into app/blinky

   cd MarsRover2018-firmware/app/blinky

4. run make

   make

5. Deploy onto board

   For Ubuntu 16.04

   • Install libusb sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev
   • Drag and Drop .bin file into NODE_F091RC folder

   For Windows

   • Download st-link utility. Scroll down to Get Software
   • connect USB to nucleo board and open st-link utility
   • load code by going to Target->Program and browse for .bin file

   For Mac

   • Drag and Drop .bin file into NODE_F091RC disk (Will show up like other usb devices after connecting) or run cp build/blinky_out.bin /Volumes/NODE_F091RC/