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.. Copyright 2014-present Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
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.. _board_creating:
Custom Embedded Board
=====================
*PlatformIO* has pre-built settings for the most popular embedded boards. This
list is available:
* `Embedded Boards Explorer <http://platformio.org/boards>`_ (Web)
* :ref:`cmd_boards` (CLI command)
Nevertheless, PlatformIO allows to create own board or override existing
board's settings. All data is declared using
`JSON-style <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON>`_ via
`associative array <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associative_array>`_
(name/value pairs).
.. contents::
JSON Structure
--------------
The key fields:
* ``build`` data will be used by :ref:`platforms` and :ref:`frameworks` builders
* ``frameworks`` is the list with supported :ref:`frameworks`
* ``platform`` name of :ref:`platforms`
* ``upload`` upload settings which depend on the ``platform``
.. code-block:: json
{
"build": {
"extra_flags": "-DHELLO_PLATFORMIO",
"f_cpu": "16000000L",
"hwids": [
[
"0x1234",
"0x0013"
],
[
"0x4567",
"0x0013"
]
],
"mcu": "%MCU_TYPE_HERE%"
},
"frameworks": ["%LIST_WITH_SUPPORTED_FRAMEWORKS%"],
"name": "My Test Board",
"upload": {
"maximum_ram_size": 2048,
"maximum_size": 32256
},
"url": "http://example.com",
"vendor": "MyCompany"
}
Installation
------------
1. Create ``boards`` directory in :ref:`projectconf_pio_home_dir` if it
doesn't exist.
2. Create ``myboard.json`` file and put to ``boards`` directory.
3. Search available boards via :ref:`cmd_boards` command. You should see
``myboard`` board.
Now, you can use ``myboard`` for the :ref:`projectconf_env_board` option in
:ref:`projectconf`.
Examples
--------
Please take a look at the source code of
`PlatformIO Development Platforms <https://github.com/platformio?query=platform->`_
and navigate to ``boards`` folder of the repository.