platformio-core/docs/index.rst

PlatformIO: A cross-platform code builder and the missing library manager
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*Atmel AVR & SAM, Espressif, Freescale Kinetis, Nordic nRF51, NXP LPC,
Silicon Labs EFM32, ST STM32, TI MSP430 & Tiva, Teensy, Arduino, mbed,
libOpenCM3, etc.*

.. image:: _static/platformio-logo.png
    :target: http://platformio.org

* `Website <http://platformio.org>`_
* `Web 2.0 Library Search <http://platformio.org/#!/lib>`_ |
  `Embedded Boards Explorer <http://platformio.org/#!/boards>`_
* `Project Examples <https://github.com/platformio/platformio/tree/develop/examples>`_
* `Source Code <https://github.com/platformio/platformio>`_ |
  `Issues <https://github.com/platformio/platformio/issues>`_
* `Blog <http://www.ikravets.com/category/computer-life/platformio>`_ |
  `Reddit <http://www.reddit.com/r/platformio/>`_ |
  `Twitter <https://twitter.com/PlatformIO_Org>`_

You have **no need** to install any *IDE* or compile any tool chains. *PlatformIO*
has pre-built different development platforms and pre-configured settings for
the most popular embedded boards. For further details, please
refer to :ref:`faq_what_is_platformio`

Embedded Development. *Easier Than Ever.*
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* Colourful command-line output
* Built-in :ref:`Serial Port Monitor <cmd_serialports_monitor>`
* Configurable build :ref:`-flags/-options <projectconf_build_flags>`
* Integration with :ref:`development environments (IDE) <ide>`
* Ready for Cloud Compiling and :ref:`ci`
* Pre-built tool chains, :ref:`frameworks` for the popular Hardware Platforms

Smart Code Builder. *Fast and Reliable.*
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* Reliable, automatic dependency analysis and detection of build changes
* Improved support for parallel builds
* Ability to share built files in a cache
* Lookup for external libraries which are installed via :ref:`librarymanager`

The Missing Library Manager. *It's here!*
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* Friendly Command-Line Interface
* Modern `Web 2.0 Library Search <http://platformio.org/#!/lib>`_
* Library dependency management
* Automatic library updating
* It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (+ARM).


Contents
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    quickstart
    installation
    projectconf
    envvars
    Platforms & Boards <platforms/index>
    frameworks/index
    librarymanager/index
    userguide/index
    ci/index
    ide
    articles
    FAQ <faq>
    history