Quick start

To start using Miosix you need a patched version of the GCC compiler called Miosix Toolchain and git to download the kernel sources. Optionally you can also use an IDE to simplify code development, and an in-circuit debugger to speed up bug fixing.

Getting started

This section will guide you through the installation of the minimum requirements to start using Miosix: installing the compiler, and downloading the kernel.

• Getting Started on Linux
• Getting Started on Windows
• Getting Started on macOS

Miosix and git workflow

See Miosix and git workflow to understand how to manage the Miosix git repository.

Netbeans IDE

The default IDE to develop for Miosix is Netbeans. However, it does not come with Miosix support out of the box, so you have to configure it first.

• Linux Netbeans configuration
• Windows Netbeans configuration
• OSX Netbeans configuration

In-circuit debugger

An in-circuit debugger allows to physically halt the CPU inside a microcontroller, single-step it and view all the variables at any given time. It is a powerful tool to debug software running on a microcontroller. Miosix uses GDB and openocd for in-circuit debugging.

• Linux Debugger configuration
• Windows Debugger configuration

Other IDEs

• Windows Visual Studio configuration using VisualGDB which integrates in-circuit debugging support.
• Eclipse, which has the added feature to allow in-circuit debugging directly from the IDE.
• Linux QtCreator configuration
• Windows QtCreator configuration