ARGB

Intended for use with an ATmega328P device, such as the Gelid Solutions CODI6, available here. A list of complimentary ARGB products is here.

The FreeRTOS version of the project is now deprecated due to its lack of granular task scheduling.

Notes:

• The script files must be run first.
  • patch.bat will add some missing #include statements to the relevant files.
  • update_subs.bat will pull the latest changes for each submodule.
  • Unix shell scripts are provided as an alternative.
• Atmel Studio (now Microchip Studio) version 7.0.2542 is here.
• Atmel ATmega Device Pack version 2.0.401 is here.
  • Install it in Atmel Studio with Tools (Alt + T) -> Device Pack Manager -> Install -> Browse pack file.
• AVR-GCC version 11.1.0 is here.
  • Unzip it somewhere accessible (i.e. C:\opt).
  • Add AVR-GCC to Atmel Studio with Tools (Alt + T) -> Options (O) -> Toolchain -> Package Configuration.
    • Select Toolchains: Atmel AVR 8-bit (C language) -> Add Flavour.
    • Package Name: avr-gcc-11.1.0-x64-windows.
    • Package Base Path: bin folder in wherever AVR-GCC was unzipped (i.e. C:\opt\avr-gcc-11.1.0-x64-windows\bin).
    • Repeat for Atmel AVR 8-bit (CPP language).
  • Add Make with Tools (Alt + T) -> Options (O) -> Builder -> GNU make.
    • Select ShellUtils Packages: Custom.
    • Path: leave default (i.e. C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Studio\7.0\shellutils).
    • Path to make: make.exe within the bin folder (i.e. C:\opt\avr-gcc-11.1.0-x64-windows\bin\make.exe).
  • Add AVRDUDE with Tools (Alt + T) -> External Tools (E) -> Add
    • Title: avrdude
    • Command: avrdude.exe within the bin folder (i.e. C:\opt\avr-gcc-11.1.0-x64-windows\bin\avrdude.exe).
    • Arguments: -carduino -patmega328p -b115200 -D -Uflash:w:"$(TargetName).hex":i -C"C:\opt\avr-gcc-11.1.0-x64-windows\bin\avrdude.conf -PCOM#"
      • Adjust -PCOM# for the relevant COM port (i.e. -PCOM4).
      • Adjust -C"C:\opt\avr-gcc-11.1.0-x64-windows\bin\avrdude.conf" for the location of avrdude.conf.
    • Initial directory: $(TargetDir)
    • Tick the box next to Use Output window.
  • Build output will no longer show Program Memory Usage or Data Memory Usage. However, avr-size.exe will give the size in bytes of the text, data, and bss memory sections; information about AVR memory sections is here.
  • Debugging via the Atmel Studio Simulator, with or without GDB, will no longer work. An alternative external simulator, AVRSimV2, is here.
    • If use of the Atmel Studio Simulator is absolutely necessary, then Toolchain Flavour under Project Properties (Alt + F7) -> Advanced must be reverted to Native for each project in the dependency tree.