Code Blocks/SDCC Tutorial

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Process Flow

• Download and install SDCC 2.6.0

• Download and install Code Blocks 12.11

• Run Code Blocks and configure project

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Create a project • Go to ‘File->New->Project’, select ‘MCS51 Project’, and click ‘Go’.

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Create a project (cont.)

Enter the project name Enter location of the project

Click Next

• Fill in the project name and location and click ‘Next’

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Create a project (cont.) • Ensure “Create Debug configuration” is deselected to avoid warnings

Deselect Debug

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Create a project (cont.) • Select Large memory model

Select Large Memory Model

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Project properties • Right-click your project name in the ‘Management’ pane and click

‘Properties’.

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Project properties (cont.) • Select “Build targets” and then select “Build options…”.

Select ‘Build targets’

Select ‘Build options…’

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Project properties (cont.) • In the build options, on the Compiler settings tab, select the Policy: Use target options only. • Ensure “Verbose”, “Intel MCS51”, “MCS51 large model” and “Output Intel Hex” are selected.

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Project properties (cont.)

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Project properties (cont.)

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• Add any other desired compiler flags to the ‘Other options’ tab.

Project properties (cont.) • Go to the Linker settings tab. • Select Policy as Use Target options only, include the linker options, then select OK.

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Build a project • To build the project right click on the Project name and select Build, or use

the “ “ icon at the top of the Code::Blocks screen.

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Build a Project

• Check Build messages and Build log tabs for errors.

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When compiling a real source file, this output file will be multiple KB in size.

Custom Settings • For changing syntax color go to Settings->Editor->Syntax highlighting

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Custom Settings(cont.) • Spell checker can produce an unnecessary effect for words not in the

dictionary

• To remove the effect go to Settings->Editor->SpellChecker and disable spell checker

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Compiler Path Settings

• Note:- The workstations in the ECEE 2B37 lab have the correct path settings for the SDCC compiler

• Note:- When using your own personal computer

system, you may need to set the correct path variable for the SDCC compiler as shown in the following slides

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Compiler Settings

• To set compiler settings go to Settings->Compiler

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Compiler Settings • Go to Toolchain executables and enter the path.

You can also use Auto-detect to let Code::Blocks find the SDCC compiler in the system.

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