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README
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This README discusses issues unique to NuttX configurations for the
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ISOTEL NetClamps VSN V1.2 ready2go sensor network platform.
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More information can be found at http://www.netclamps.com
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Contents
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^^^^^^^^
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- Development Environment
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- GNU Toolchain Options
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- IDEs
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- NuttX buildroot Toolchain
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- DFU
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- LEDs
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- VSN-specific Configuration Options
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- Configurations
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Development Environment
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Either Linux or Cygwin on Windows can be used for the development environment.
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The source has been built only using the GNU toolchain (see below). Other
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toolchains will likely cause problems. Testing was performed using the Cygwin
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environment because the Raisonance R-Link emulatator and some RIDE7 development tools
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were used and those tools works only under Windows.
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GNU Toolchain Options
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The NuttX make system has been modified to support the following different
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toolchain options.
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1. The CodeSourcery GNU toolchain,
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2. The devkitARM GNU toolchain,
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3. Raisonance GNU toolchain, or
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4. The NuttX buildroot Toolchain (see below).
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All testing has been conducted using the NuttX buildroot toolchain. However,
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the make system is setup to default to use the devkitARM toolchain. To use
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the CodeSourcery, devkitARM or Raisonance GNU toolchain, you simply need to
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add one of the following configuration options to your .config (or defconfig)
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file:
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CONFIG_STM32_CODESOURCERYW=y : CodeSourcery under Windows
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CONFIG_STM32_CODESOURCERYL=y : CodeSourcery under Linux
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CONFIG_STM32_DEVKITARM=y : devkitARM under Windows
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CONFIG_STM32_RAISONANCE=y : Raisonance RIDE7 under Windows
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CONFIG_STM32_BUILDROOT=y : NuttX buildroot under Linux or Cygwin (default)
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If you are not using CONFIG_STM32_BUILDROOT, then you may also have to modify
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the PATH in the setenv.h file if your make cannot find the tools.
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NOTE: the CodeSourcery (for Windows), devkitARM, and Raisonance toolchains are
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Windows native toolchains. The CodeSourcey (for Linux) and NuttX buildroot
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toolchains are Cygwin and/or Linux native toolchains. There are several limitations
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to using a Windows based toolchain in a Cygwin environment. The three biggest are:
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1. The Windows toolchain cannot follow Cygwin paths. Path conversions are
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performed automatically in the Cygwin makefiles using the 'cygpath' utility
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but you might easily find some new path problems. If so, check out 'cygpath -w'
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2. Windows toolchains cannot follow Cygwin symbolic links. Many symbolic links
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are used in Nuttx (e.g., include/arch). The make system works around these
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problems for the Windows tools by copying directories instead of linking them.
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But this can also cause some confusion for you: For example, you may edit
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a file in a "linked" directory and find that your changes had no effect.
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That is because you are building the copy of the file in the "fake" symbolic
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directory. If you use a Windows toolchain, you should get in the habit of
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making like this:
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make clean_context all
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An alias in your .bashrc file might make that less painful.
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3. Dependencies are not made when using Windows versions of the GCC. This is
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because the dependencies are generated using Windows pathes which do not
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work with the Cygwin make.
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Support has been added for making dependencies with the windows-native toolchains.
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That support can be enabled by modifying your Make.defs file as follows:
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- MKDEP = $(TOPDIR)/tools/mknulldeps.sh
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+ MKDEP = $(TOPDIR)/tools/mkdeps.sh --winpaths "$(TOPDIR)"
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If you have problems with the dependency build (for example, if you are not
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building on C:), then you may need to modify tools/mkdeps.sh
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NOTE 1: The CodeSourcery toolchain (2009q1) does not work with default optimization
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level of -Os (See Make.defs). It will work with -O0, -O1, or -O2, but not with
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-Os.
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NOTE 2: The devkitARM toolchain includes a version of MSYS make. Make sure that
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the paths to Cygwin's /bin and /usr/bin directories appear BEFORE the devkitARM
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path or will get the wrong version of make.
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IDEs
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^^^^
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NuttX is built using command-line make. It can be used with an IDE, but some
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effort will be required to create the project (There is a simple RIDE project
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in the RIDE subdirectory).
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Makefile Build
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Under Eclipse, it is pretty easy to set up an "empty makefile project" and
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simply use the NuttX makefile to build the system. That is almost for free
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under Linux. Under Windows, you will need to set up the "Cygwin GCC" empty
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makefile project in order to work with Windows (Google for "Eclipse Cygwin" -
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there is a lot of help on the internet).
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Native Build
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------------
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Here are a few tips before you start that effort:
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1) Select the toolchain that you will be using in your .config file
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2) Start the NuttX build at least one time from the Cygwin command line
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before trying to create your project. This is necessary to create
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certain auto-generated files and directories that will be needed.
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3) Set up include pathes: You will need include/, arch/arm/src/stm32,
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arch/arm/src/common, arch/arm/src/armv7-m, and sched/.
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4) All assembly files need to have the definition option -D __ASSEMBLY__
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on the command line.
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Startup files will probably cause you some headaches. The NuttX startup file
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is arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S. With RIDE, I have to build NuttX
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one time from the Cygwin command line in order to obtain the pre-built
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startup object needed by RIDE.
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NuttX buildroot Toolchain
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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A GNU GCC-based toolchain is assumed. The files */setenv.sh should
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be modified to point to the correct path to the Cortex-M3 GCC toolchain (if
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different from the default in your PATH variable).
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If you have no Cortex-M3 toolchain, one can be downloaded from the NuttX
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SourceForge download site (https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189573).
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This GNU toolchain builds and executes in the Linux or Cygwin environment.
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1. You must have already configured Nuttx in <some-dir>/nuttx.
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cd tools
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./configure.sh vsn/<sub-dir>
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2. Download the latest buildroot package into <some-dir>
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3. unpack the buildroot tarball. The resulting directory may
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have versioning information on it like buildroot-x.y.z. If so,
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rename <some-dir>/buildroot-x.y.z to <some-dir>/buildroot.
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4. cd <some-dir>/buildroot
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5. cp configs/cortexm3-defconfig-4.3.3 .config
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6. make oldconfig
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7. make
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8. Edit setenv.h, if necessary, so that the PATH variable includes
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the path to the newly built binaries.
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See the file configs/README.txt in the buildroot source tree. That has more
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detailed PLUS some special instructions that you will need to follow if you are
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building a Cortex-M3 toolchain for Cygwin under Windows.
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VSN-specific Configuration Options
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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CONFIG_ARCH - Identifies the arch/ subdirectory. This should
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be set to:
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CONFIG_ARCH=arm
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CONFIG_ARCH_family - For use in C code:
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CONFIG_ARCH_ARM=y
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CONFIG_ARCH_architecture - For use in C code:
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CONFIG_ARCH_CORTEXM3=y
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CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP - Identifies the arch/*/chip subdirectory
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CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP=stm32
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CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_name - For use in C code to identify the exact
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chip:
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CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_STM32F103RET6
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CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD - Identifies the configs subdirectory and
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hence, the board that supports the particular chip or SoC.
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CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD=vsn (for the VSN development board)
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CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_name - For use in C code
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CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_VSN=y
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CONFIG_ARCH_LOOPSPERMSEC - Must be calibrated for correct operation
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of delay loops
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CONFIG_ENDIAN_BIG - define if big endian (default is little
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endian)
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CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE - Describes the installed DRAM (SRAM in this case):
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CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=0x00010000 (64Kb)
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CONFIG_DRAM_START - The start address of installed DRAM
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CONFIG_DRAM_START=0x20000000
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CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO - The STM32F103Z supports interrupt prioritization
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CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO=y
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CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK - This architecture supports an interrupt
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stack. If defined, this symbol is the size of the interrupt
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stack in bytes. If not defined, the user task stacks will be
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used during interrupt handling.
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CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP - Do stack dumps after assertions
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CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS - Use LEDs to show state. Unique to board architecture.
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CONFIG_ARCH_CALIBRATION - Enables some build in instrumentation that
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cause a 100 second delay during boot-up. This 100 second delay
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serves no purpose other than it allows you to calibratre
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CONFIG_ARCH_LOOPSPERMSEC. You simply use a stop watch to measure
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the 100 second delay then adjust CONFIG_ARCH_LOOPSPERMSEC until
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the delay actually is 100 seconds.
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Configurations
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Each VSN configuration is maintained in a sudirectory and
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can be selected as follow:
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cd tools
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./configure.sh vsn/<subdir>
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cd -
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. ./setenv.sh
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Where <subdir> is one of the following:
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nsh:
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Configures the NuttShell (nsh) located at examples/nsh. The
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Configuration enables both the serial and telnetd NSH interfaces.
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The default configuration sets up a console on front-panel RS-232
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interface, sets up device driver of all supported equipment and
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links in VSN default applications.
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