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.. _board_creating:
Creating 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 <platforms>` and
:ref:`frameworks` builders
* ``frameworks`` is the list with supported :ref:`frameworks`
* ``platform`` main type of :ref:`Platforms <platforms>`
* ``upload`` upload settings which depend on the ``platform``
.. code-block:: json
{
"myboard": {
"build": {},
"frameworks": ["%LIST_WITH_SUPPORTED_FRAMEWORKS%"],
"name": "My test board",
"platform": "%PLATFORM_TYPE_HERE%",
"upload": {},
"url": "http://example.com",
"vendor": "My Company Ltd."
}
}
Installation
------------
1. Create ``boards`` directory in :ref:`projectconf_pio_home_dir` if it
doesn't exist.
2. Create ``my_own_boards.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
--------
For the examples, please look into built-in ``*.json`` files with boards
settings: https://github.com/platformio/platformio/tree/develop/platformio/boards.