Chapter 1. Overview

This installation manual shows the steps to install the software tools required to work with the ZKit-ARM-1343. Separate instructions are available for GNU/Linux and Windows.

1. Software Tools

1.1. ARM GCC Toolchain

The GNU toolchain is a a collection of programming tools produced by the GNU Project. The GNU toolchain plays a vital role in development of Linux kernel, BSD, and software for embedded systems. For the complete list of supported micro-controllers, visit the GCC Wikipedia page.

1.2. ZDev

ZDev is a Free and Open Source, software library for 8051 micro-controllers. It has been developed by Zilogic Systems, and released under the LGPL.


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