Deploying the Firmware with Linux or macOS

This document explains how to deploy the software using CMake and Make.

Building the Host Applications

This application requires a host application to create the flash data partition. Run the following commands in the root folder to build the host application using your native toolchain:

Note

Permissions may be required to install the host applications.

cmake -B build_host
cd build_host
make install

The host applications will be installed at /opt/xmos/bin, and may be moved if desired. You may wish to add this directory to your PATH variable.

Building the Firmware

Run the following commands in the root folder to build the firmware:

cmake -B build --toolchain=xmos_cmake_toolchain/xs3a.cmake
cd build
make example_low_power_ffd_sensory

Running the Firmware

Before running the firmware, the filesystem and command model must be flashed to the data partition.

Within the root of the build folder, run:

make flash_app_example_low_power_ffd_sensory

After this command completes, the application will be running.

After flashing the data partition, the application can be run without reflashing. If changes are made to the data partition components, the application must be reflashed.

From the build folder run:

xrun --xscope example_low_power_ffd_sensory.xe

Debugging the Firmware

To debug with xgdb, from the build folder run:

xgdb -ex "connect --xscope" -ex "run" example_low_power_ffd_sensory.xe