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--- arduino:configuring_netbeans_for_arduino_development [2016/09/19 01:36] – mithat
+++ arduino:configuring_netbeans_for_arduino_development [2024/02/05 19:06] (current) – mithat
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 ====== Configuring Netbeans for Arduino Development ======
-My current favorite tool for developing non-trivial Arduino projects is Netbeans with C++ support. This documents my own setup.
+My current favorite tool for developing non-trivial Arduino projects is [[https://netbeans.apache.org/|Netbeans]] with C++ support. Netbeans is a great candidate for Arduino programming because it allows you to define specific tool collections for projects and it uses standard Makefiles to manage the build. So all you really need to do once you have Netbeans working for writing C++ projects is add a tool collection for Arduino and create an appropriate Makefile. This documents my setup and has been vetted with NetBeans 8.2.
 ===== The tool collection =====
+NetBeans will be happiest if you let it know where the build tools for your project live. Set up a new tool collection for Arduino along the lines of the figure below:
-I use [[https://github.com/sudar/Arduino-Makefile|Arduino-Makefile]] to do the actual building and NB for coding support. I won't cover using Arduino-Makefile here as that's its own thing. Assuming you have Arduino-Makefile working, on the command line, the next thing you'll want to do is set up a new tool collection in Netbeans for Arduino along the lines of the figure below:
 {{:arduino:arduino-avr-tool-collection.png?direct&300|}}
+If you are using an Arduino that uses something other than an AVR microcontroller, the paths will need to be adjusted.
-===== The Makefile =====
+===== The Makefile and config =====
-When creating a new project, use a Makefile that looks something like the following:
+I use my own [[https://github.com/mithat/arduino-build | Arduino-Build]] to do the actual building. I used to use [[https://github.com/sudar/Arduino-Makefile|Arduino-Makefile]], so you may prefer this if it works for your project. I won't cover either of those in any depth here as they are each their own thing. However, you can use the following as a cheatsheet for setting things up.
-<code make>
+==== Arduino-Build ====
+If you're using Arduino-Build, then your project's Makefile should resemble the following:
+<file make Makefile>
+# Point BB at the arduino-build script
+BB=/your/path/to/arduino-build
+# You shouldn't have to change any of these.
+.PHONY : compile clean upload monitor upmon
+build:
+	$(BB) build
+clean:
+	$(BB) clean
+upload:
+	$(BB) upload
+monitor:
+	$(BB) monitor
+upmon: upload monitor
+</file>
+You will also need an ''arduino.conf'' file in the root of your project that's similar to:
+<file bash arduino.conf>
+# === Arduino path ===
+ARDUINO_PATH=/home/mithat/opt/arduino
+# === Board parameters ===
+BOARD_PACKAGE=arduino
+BOARD_ARCHITECTURE=avr
+BOARD=nano
+BOARD_PARAM="cpu=atmega328old"
+# === Communication settings ===
+PORT=/dev/ttyUSB0
+SPEED=9600
+</file>
+Consult the Arduino-Build readme for information on figuring out the board parameters and other fiddly bits.
+==== Arduino-Makefile ====
+When creating a new project with Arduino-Makefile, your local project Makefile should look something like the following:
+<file make Makefile>
 # Project config
 ARDUINO_LIBS = SoftwareWire AsyncTimer
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 # Include parent Makefile from <https://github.com/sudar/Arduino-Makefile>
 include $(HOME)/Build/Arduino-Makefile/Arduino.mk
+</file>
-</code>
 ===== Code completion =====
+While your setup should be working now, NetBeans will be shouting at you a lot about things not being defined, etc. That's because you need to add [[arduino:code_completion|code completion directories]] to the tool collection. Do this on the //Code Completion > C++// tab of the tool collection dialog.
-While your setup should be working now, NB will be shouting at you a lot about things not being defined, etc. That's because you need to add [[arduino:code_completion|code completion directories]] to the tool collection. Do this on the //Code Completion > C++// tab of the tool collection dialog.