UC-7400-LX Plus User’s Manual
Getting Started
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Test Program—Developing Hello.c
In this section, we use the standard “Hello” programming example to illustrate how to develop a
program for the UC-7400-LX Plus. In general, program development involves the following seven
steps.
Step 1:
Connect the UC-7400-LX Plus to a Linux PC.
Step 2:
Install Tool Chain (GNU Cross Compiler & glibc).
Step 3:
Set the cross compiler and glibc environment variables.
Step 4:
Prepare the code and compile the program.
Step 5:
Download the program to the UC-7400-LX Plus
through FTP or NFS.
Step 6:
Debug the program
If bugs are found, return to Step 4.
If no bugs are found, continue with Step 7.
Step 7:
Back up the user directory (distribute the program to
additional UC-7400-LX Plus units if needed).
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x86
Cross
Compiler
Installing the Tool Chain (Linux)
The PC must have the Linux Operating System pre-installed before installing the UC-7400-LX
Plus GNU Tool Chain. Fedora core, and compatible versions are recommended. The Tool Chain
requires about 100 MB of hard disk space on your PC. The UC-7400-LX-Plus Tool Chain software
is located on the UC-7400-LX Plus CD. To install the Tool Chain, insert the CD into your PC and
then issue the following commands:
#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
#/mnt/cdrom/tool-chain/Linux/xscale_be-x.x.sh
The Tool Chain will be installed automatically on your Linux PC within a few minutes. Before
compiling the program, be sure to set the following path first, since the Tool Chain files, including
the compiler, link, library, and include files are located in this directory.
PATH=/usr/local/xscale_be/bin:$PATH
Setting the path allows you to run the compiler from any directory.