Getting Started
Getting started with micropython development requires first building the appropriate binaries for your platform.
- DEB-based systems
- FreeBSD-based systems
- RPM-based systems
- Pacman-based systems
- Gentoo-based systems
- Mac systems
The following packages will need to be installed before you can compile and run MicroPython:
- build-essential
- libreadline-dev
- libffi-dev
- git
To install these packages, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libreadline-dev libffi-dev git
Then, clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git
Change directory to the Unix build directory:
cd ./micropython/unix
And then make the executable
make axtls
make
At that point, you will have a functioning micropython executable, which may be launched with the command:
./micropython
(Release 9.2 tested)
Ensure that you have git, GCC, gmake, python3, and bash packages installed:
[as root] pkg_add -r git gcc gmake python3 bash
Clone the git repository to your local machine:
Change directory to the Unix build directory:
cd ./micropython/unix
Edit main.c, replacing "malloc.h" with "stdlib.h", then:
gmake
This will generate the 'py' executable, which may be executed by:
./micropython
The required packages can be installed with:
sudo yum install git gcc readline-devel libffi-devel
Clone the git repository to your local machine:
Change directory to the Unix build directory:
cd ./micropython/unix
And then make the executable
make axtls
make
At that point, you will have a functioning micropython executable, which may be launched with the command:
./micropython
The following packages will need to be installed before you can compile and run MicroPython:
- gcc or gcc-multilib
- readline
- git
To install these packages, use the following command:
pacman -S gcc readline git
Then, clone the repository to your local machine:
Change directory to the Unix build directory:
cd micropython/unix
And then make the executable
make
At that point, you will have a functioning micropython executable, which may be launched with the command:
./micropython
Dependencies are listed on MicroPython on Mac OSX
The XCode and Command Line Developer Tools package will need to be installed before you can compile and run MicroPython:
xcode-select --install
Then, clone the repository to your local machine:
Change directory to the Unix build directory:
cd micropython/unix
And then make the executable
make
At that point, you will have a functioning micropython executable, which may be launched with the command:
./micropython
On a Ubuntu 14.04LTS this worked. First remove the arm-none-eabi that comes with Ubuntu 14.04LTS and install the gcc-arm-embedded version.
sudo apt-get remove binutils-arm-none-eabi gcc-arm-none-eabi
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:terry.guo/gcc-arm-embedded
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-none-eabi
(as of 2015Sept19 pulled in amd64 4.9.3.2015q2-1trusty1)
If needed to remove
sudo apt-get remove gcc-arm-none-eabi
For teensy script add-memzip.sh need
sudo apt-get install realpath
Assuming micropython has been installed via git in current directory
cd git\micropython\stmhal
make
(completes but didn't test)
cd ../teensy
make
(completes but didn't test)
See Running Scripts in https://github.com/micropython/micropython/wiki/Board-Teensy3.1)
Discussion on design https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/24794-MicroPython-for-Teensy-3-1/)
cd ../minimal
make - FAILS
Install packages arm-none-eabi-gcc, arm-none-eabi-binutils and arm-none-eabi-newlib to be able to build stmhal port. Install dfu-util for flashing the firmware.
