libmaple/README
Marti Bolivar 8a2035659d Update the README.
We're more portable since last writing. We also shamefully ignore the
bugtracker and blocking changes pages, so drop those for now. Other
tweaks and fixups.

Signed-off-by: Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@leaflabs.com>
2012-06-29 13:13:17 -04:00

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leaflabs.com
The latest version of this repository can be found here:
https://github.com/leaflabs/libmaple
IMPORTANT: read HACKING _before_ submitting patches.
General information
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libmaple is a library for programming ST's STM32 line of Cortex M3
microcontrollers. It has a pure C layer, libmaple proper, which does
most of the work, and a C++ layer, Wirish, which provides high-level
convenience functions and a Wiring/Arduino-compatible interface.
libmaple is designed for portability, and currently runs on a variety
of STM32F1 performance and value line MCUs, with experimental support
for STM32F2 MCUs.
Using libmaple
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The easiest way to use libmaple is in concert with the Maple IDE.
Maple IDE, a sister project from LeafLabs, is an Arduino IDE fork
usable for programming Maple boards, which includes libmaple and a
compilation and upload toolchain:
http://leaflabs.com/docs/maple-ide-install.html
Additionally, a HOWTO on setting up this library for use from the
command line in a Unix environment is available here:
http://leaflabs.com/docs/unix-toolchain.html
Documentation, Etc.
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HTML documentation for the latest release of libmaple/Maple IDE is
available here:
http://leaflabs.com/docs/
libmaple is well documented via Doxygen comments. The HTML
documentation referenced above (which also includes the Doxygen
output) is automatically generated from the source files in the
leaflabs-docs repository. In order to obtain the leaflabs-docs
repository, visit:
http://github.com/leaflabs/leaflabs-docs/
Repository Layout
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/build/
Compiler output
/contrib/
Community-contributed resources. LeafLabs doesn't maintain the
contents of this directory, so it may get stale.
/examples/
Example code and test programs. Copy these to /main.cpp to compile them.
/libmaple/
This is the meat of the library. C only, no C++. The
Arduino-like compatibility layer (in C++) is in /wirish/.
/libraries/
Special-purpose libraries that don't merit inclusion in the
/libmaple/ and /wirish/ directories, which are intended for
general use. Arduino-compatible libraries go here.
/LICENSE
Licensing and copyright information.
/main.cpp.example
main.cpp is required for a successful build but is non-existent by
default; use this file as a template for building your program. By
default, just blinks an LED.
/Makefile
libmaple build instructions for GNU Make. (This is supplemented by
build-targets.mk, the rules.mk files throughout the tree, and the
files in support/make/).
/notes/
Unstructured text notes that may be useful.
/README
This file ;).
/support/
Support files and scripts for various purposes.
gdb/ GDB scripts.
ld/ Linker scripts.
make/ Additional files used by the top-level Makefile.
scripts/ Miscellany.
doxygen/ Doxygen configuration.
stm32loader.py Upload script for the STM32's built-in USART bootloader.
/wirish/
Extra wrappers and functionality around the lower level code in
/libmaple/. These files implement an Arduino "Wiring"-like
library.