AVR Plugin for Eclipse

Thanks to the pointer to the DSDP-Target Management Project. I have been
using it already for webDAV and SFTP purposes, but I did not follow the
project itself.

I have browsed through the project pages and it looks interesting,
although DSDP is currently a maze of intertwined technology sub-projects,
some active -- some not. For the time being I will wait until the dust
settles after the Galileo (Eclipse 3.5 / CDT 6.0 / TM 3.1) release (Mid
2009) and then check back to see how the AVR plugin can make use of DSDP.

One problem that I already see is that DSDP is complex stuff aimed at
professional developers. However my impression is that quite a few AVR
developers are hobbyists and embedded development beginners. All
complexities of DSDP would need to be hidden by the plugin to not scare the
beginners away.

For now I will continue my present roadmap which is:

- Implement target configurations similar to AVR32 Studio (thanks Manuel
for the pointer)
- Target Configuration editor currently about 50% complete
- Target Configuration view about 30% complete.

- Add LaunchConfigurations for the Debugger and Uploads using the target
configurations.

The problem I have are the many possible configurations users can have:
avrdude, avarice, simulAVR, Bootloaders, JTAG, ISP etc. etc.
With the target configurations I think I now have a way to handle all the
different settings in one place and they need to be done only once -- not
over and over again for each project and each LauchConfiguration.

brgds,

Thomas

Maybe its also interesting to have a look at the Eclipse Target Management:
http://www.eclipse.org/dsdp/tm/

I think this is now the official way how to support remote targets, like
microcontrollers.

Here is the Tutorial how to implement a LaunchConfigurationType.

http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Launch-Framework/launch.html

Hi Manuel,

I will look into this after I finish 2.3

Liebe Grüße,

Thomas