{"id":3304,"date":"2010-10-29T00:20:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T05:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2015-09-26T11:11:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T18:11:01","slug":"avr-toolchain-installation-instructions-for-windows-mac-os-x-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/avr-toolchain-installation-instructions-for-windows-mac-os-x-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"AVR Toolchain Installation Instructions for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mitch Altman<\/a> and I are in the process of writing a book about Making Cool Things with Microcontrollers (for people who know nothing.)<\/p>\n

The book features several DIY projects that use AVR<\/a> microcontrollers. \u00a0We’re aiming to teach absolute beginners how to solder, basic electronics, and the process of turning a cool idea into reality by using microcontrollers.<\/p>\n

I wrote these instructions about setting up a working avr-gcc environment in Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. \u00a0Mitch and I felt that they could use some beta testing in the real world before bring included in the book, so we decided to make them available here. \u00a0We also felt that they might help some people get started with AVRs before the book is available.<\/p>\n

We want to make the process of writing and compiling code for the AVR simple and accessible, so we’re not using any fancy IDEs (eg. no AVR Studio<\/a>). \u00a0We also wanted to use the same software on all three operating systems, so Windows-only tools were out. \u00a0Instead, we’re using avr-gcc, the compiler behind WinAVR, CrossPack, and Arduino.<\/p>\n

I would appreciate any feedback on these instructions.<\/p>\n

Here they are:<\/p>\n

Windows<\/a><\/p>\n

Mac OS X<\/a><\/p>\n

Linux<\/a><\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> I totally rewrote this post after getting feedback that I didn’t properly identify my target audience and explain why I chose avr-gcc. \u00a0Sorry!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitch Altman and I are in the process of writing a book about Making Cool Things with Microcontrollers (for people who know nothing.) The book features several DIY projects that use AVR microcontrollers. \u00a0We’re aiming to teach absolute beginners how to solder, basic electronics, and the process of turning a cool idea into reality by … Continue reading AVR Toolchain Installation Instructions for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,432],"tags":[61,343,359,361,66,358,332,360,346],"class_list":["post-3304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microcontrollers","category-tutorials","tag-avr","tag-avr-gcc","tag-avrbook","tag-crosspack","tag-linux","tag-osx","tag-ubuntu","tag-winavr","tag-windows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pioCd-Ri","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1682,"url":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/avr-eclipse-and-the-mac\/","url_meta":{"origin":3304,"position":0},"title":"AVR, Eclipse and the Mac","author":"Jeff","date":"May 12, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Pete Harrison at Micromouse Online wrote a short tutorial about using Eclipse to program AVRs. \u00a0 Eclipse is\u00a0 an open source IDE that is supported on many platforms, including OS X on the Mac. 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