Getting started (2.1)

This page details how to get TinyOS installed and running on your system. It is organized into two main sections: Officially Supported Methods, User Contributed Methods. The current instructions are for installing TinyOS version 2.1 and the previous release, TinyOS version 2.0.2. At the bottom of the page are some links to additional information addressing some common problems encountered during the installation procedure as well as information on how to get additional platforms up and running.

Installing TinyOS 2.1

TinyOS has numerous improvements to TinyOS 2.0.2. Its features include:

• Support for the Iris and Shimmer platforms,
• Safe TinyOS, a compile-time option that lets you incorporate run-time memory safety checks into your application,
• TOSThreads, a threading library that runs on top of a standard TinyOS kernel,
• Numerous protocols, including the Flooding Time Synchronization Protocol (FTSP), the DIssemination Protocol (DIP), and an optional 15.4 MAC layer.

More information can be found in the release notes.

Officially Supported Methods

• Full System:
  • One step installation with a Live CD, (doesn't currently work)
• Windows:
  • Manual installation using cygwin and RPM packages
  • Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player
• Linux:
  • Manual installation using RPM packages
  • Automatic installation for debian systems using the TinyOS debian repository
  • Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player

User Contributed Methods

• Xubuntu 8.04, CVS T2.1, Step by step
• Installing TinyOS on Mac OS (Tiger & Leopard)
• Installing TinyOS on Gentoo
• Installing TinyOS on Ubuntu Chinese Version
• Installing TinyOS 2.1.0 in Ubuntu
• Unofficial Macport tool chain for TinyOS from Johns Hopkins
• The IPSN 2009 VMware images

Other Methods

• Running a Jetos Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player

Next Step

Once installed, find out how to finish setting up and doing your first build in the tutorial Getting Started with TinyOS.

You might also want to install editors like NESCDT or Yeti.

Installing TinyOS 2.0.2

Officially Supported Methods

• Full System:
  • One step installation with a Live CD
• Windows:
  • Manual installation using cygwin and RPM packages
  • Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player
  • Installing a XubunTOS Virtual Machine on VMWare Server
• Linux:
  • Manual installation using RPM packages
  • Automatic installation for debian systems using the TinyOS debian repository
  • Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player
  • Installing a XubunTOS Virtual Machine on VMWare Server

Updating external tools to support the IRIS mote

Additional Information

• Common Java problems on Cygwin