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[Innovactive]

Hi. Our company just purchased 3 netduinos to evaluate such new platform. Till now, we worked on Device Solutions and GHI boards, that haven't an open source firmware. We own several development boards and build environments for arm platform (Keil, IAR, Crossworks), and would like to try to build netduino firmware releases through Portink Kit. Could you provide a guide to build process, please? Thanks a lot!

[CW2]

Could you provide a guide to build process, please?

The build process is thoroughly described in Porting Kit documentation - please have a look at the following chapters:

• Setting Up and using the Porting Kit
• Preparing Your Build Environment
• Introducing the Porting Kit Build System
• Introducing the Build System Project Files
• Building Firmware

After installing the Porting Kit, download Netduino Firmware source and follow Build Instructions.txt.

[Innovactive]

Ok, I'll take a look. Another question: what devices do you use or suggest to: - Flash (i.e. program, download) a binary firmware (i.e. updates released to Netduino) - Debug a firmware on NetDuino (there isn't any JTAG port onboard) Thanks!

[CW2]

- Flash (i.e. program, download) a binary firmware (i.e. updates released to Netduino)

This is also described in detail in the Porting Kit documentation. Anyway, firmware is deployed via MFDeploy.exe, bootloader requires ARM SAM-BA.

- Debug a firmware on NetDuino (there isn't any JTAG port onboard)

JTAG may be available in the future as noted by Chris Walker in this post (along with a hint to use AT91SAM7X development board for debugging).