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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 2.1.1. A separate page has instructions for [[Getting_started_(2.1)|versions 2.1 and 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.
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<p>First off, [[What to Read First]].</p>
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<p>Then, 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 2.1.2. For legacy reasons a separate page has instructions for [[Getting_started_(2.1)|versions 2.1 and 2.0.2]]. At the bottom of the page are some links to additional information addressing some common problems encountered during the installation procedure and tools that ease developing.</p>
= [[What to Read First]] =
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<p>It is advisable to follow the automatic install guide, since it provides the newest version of TinyOS (as of April 2013). All other methods are considered to be out of date.</p>
  
= Latest TinyOS  =
 
 
TinyOS 2.1.2 has numerous improvements to TinyOS 2.1. Its features include:
 
* RPL stack
 
* Support for the ucmini platform and ATmega128RFA1 chip
 
* Support for the Zolertia Z1 platform
 
* CoAP implementation
 
* Support for the epic, mulle, and shimmer2 platforms,
 
* Support for 6lowpan, an IPv6 networking layer within the mote network,
 
* Support for simple, uniform low-power networking across many protocols,
 
* Improvements to many existing services and protocols, including the inclusion of a new dissemination protocol (DHV), improvements to CTP, improved TOSThreads documentation, and numerous bug fixes
 
 
More information can be found in the [https://code.google.com/p/tinyos-main/source/browse/trunk/release-notes.txt release notes].
 
  
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
 
* Linux:  
 
* Linux:  
** [[Automatic installation for ubuntu using the tinyprod repository]]
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** [[Automatic installation with apt-get]]
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Two-step_install_on_your_host_OS_with_Debian_packages|Automatic installation for debian systems using the TinyOS debian repository]]
 
 
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs|Manual installation using RPM packages]]
 
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs|Manual installation using RPM packages]]
 
* Windows:
 
* Windows:
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== User Contributed Methods ==
 
== User Contributed Methods ==
 
* [[Installing XubunTOS (with TinyOS from tp-freeforall/prod repository) in VirtualBox]]
 
* [[Installing XubunTOS (with TinyOS from tp-freeforall/prod repository) in VirtualBox]]
* [ftp://ftp.openoshan.net/iso/OSIAN_Bootable_DVD_3ab4847.iso One-step Install, TinyOS 2.1.1 OSIAN IPv6 : Ubuntu 10.04 Bootable DVD (32-bit i386)]
 
 
* [[Installing tinyos-2.x on Mac OS X (Tiger & Leopard) | Installing TinyOS on Mac OS (Tiger & Leopard)]]
 
* [[Installing tinyos-2.x on Mac OS X (Tiger & Leopard) | Installing TinyOS on Mac OS (Tiger & Leopard)]]
 
* [[Installing TinyOS-2.x on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)]]
 
* [[Installing TinyOS-2.x on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)]]
 
* [http://naurel.org/stuff/gentoo_howto_tinyos.html Installing TinyOS on Gentoo]
 
* [http://naurel.org/stuff/gentoo_howto_tinyos.html Installing TinyOS on Gentoo]
* [http://www.5secondfuse.com/tinyos/install.html Installing TinyOS on Ubuntu] [http://hi.baidu.com/vvfang/blog/item/e2dfa4126bd9adcdc3fd789c.html Chinese Version][http://www.douban.com/note/50982227/ Chinese]
 
 
* [https://github.com/razvanm/macports Unofficial MacPorts toolchains for MSP430 and AVR]
 
* [https://github.com/razvanm/macports Unofficial MacPorts toolchains for MSP430 and AVR]
 
* [[Installing TinyOS from Source on Fedora 13 64bit]]
 
* [[Installing TinyOS from Source on Fedora 13 64bit]]
 
* [[Installing Xubuntos in VirtualBox]]
 
* [[Installing Xubuntos in VirtualBox]]
* [http://www.deeds.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/reza/index.html#tinyos Automated TinyOS installer for Linux]
 
 
* [http://tinyos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/tinyos/tinyos-2.x-contrib/mc/solaris/index.html Unofficial AVR toolchain for TinyOS for OpenSolaris followers]
 
* [http://tinyos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/tinyos/tinyos-2.x-contrib/mc/solaris/index.html Unofficial AVR toolchain for TinyOS for OpenSolaris followers]
  
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Once installed, find out how to finish setting up and doing your first build in the tutorial  [[Getting Started with TinyOS]].
 
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-_An_editor_for_nesC_in_Eclipse|NESCDT]] or [[Yeti]].
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You might also want to install editors like [[NESCDT-_An_editor_for_nesC_in_Eclipse|NESCDT]],[[Yeti]] or the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/nescplugin/ syntax highlighting for gedit].
  
  
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
 
* [[java_cygwin | Common Java problems on Cygwin]]
 
* [[java_cygwin | Common Java problems on Cygwin]]
 
 
= Installing the latest TinyOS =
 
 
* [[Installing from SVN/GIT]]
 
  
 
[[Category:TinyOS]]
 
[[Category:TinyOS]]

Revision as of 08:09, 19 April 2013

First off, What to Read First.

Then, 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 2.1.2. For legacy reasons a separate page has instructions for versions 2.1 and 2.0.2. At the bottom of the page are some links to additional information addressing some common problems encountered during the installation procedure and tools that ease developing.

It is advisable to follow the automatic install guide, since it provides the newest version of TinyOS (as of April 2013). All other methods are considered to be out of date.


Officially Supported Methods

User Contributed Methods

Other Methods


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,Yeti or the syntax highlighting for gedit.


Additional Information