topic Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE in MCUXpresso General

Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

myke_predko — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:25:44 GMT

Hiya,

I've spent a number of frustrating hours trying to create an SDK that will work with the Linux version of MCUXpresso.

I'm using the online tool, selecting "Linux" as the target and "GCC ARM Embedded" as the Toolchain.

Here is a screen shot of the build information from the SDK dashboard:

I am downloading the SDK, un gunzipping it, un tarring it and trying to drag the folder or a .zip file into the "Install SDKs" view at which point I get asked if I'm sure I want to import it followed by a message saying it was unable to load the SDK. When I look at the MCUXpressoIDE's error log (regardless of whether I am trying to load the folder, .zip or even the .tar.gz), I get:

eclipse.buildId=unknown

java.version=1.8.0_201

java.vendor=Oracle Corporation

BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86_64, WS=gtk, NL=en_CA

Command-line arguments: -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64

MCUXpresso IDE SDK import

Error

Tue Jan 07 16:12:14 EST 2020

The following items are not supported or not valid SDKs

[/home/myke/LinuxSDK/SDK_2.3.1_MK22FN1M0Axxx12.tar.gz]

I have no idea why that line is at the bottom as, as noted, I have ungunzip'd and untar'd the file I downloaded so this is in one of the various files. I have attached the file that was downloaded from the SDK site. I am running Ubuntu 18.04.03 LTS

I should also point out that this happens if I use something like a Freedom board SDK.

I'm having no trouble with Windows (but want to transfer my software development from Windows 7 to Linux).

I'm sure I'm doing something simple wrong but I've got no idea what it is - any help is appreciated!

myke

Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

myke_predko — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:40:19 GMT

This is a bit crass, but can I ask, has anybody got MCUXpressoIDE 11.0.1 working under Linux? That is to say that they can load an SDK, create an application and burn it into a (Kinetis) SoC?

I'm asking because when I look at the error.log (attached), there are a lot of what I would consider very basic errors that I don't see when I try to get MCUXpressoIDE working under Windows.

Thanx - I really need to get the development tools moved over to Linux.

myke

Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

myke_predko — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:42:51 GMT

Sorry, one more question - is there a document that outlines how to use MCUXpressoIDE in Linux?

Erich Styger's great posts don't explain how to do it (although they do talk about working with the SDK under Linux) - unless I've missed them and can't find them in my searches.

Thanx,

myke

Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

lpcxpresso_supp — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:34:32 GMT

To use an SDK with MCUXpresso IDE, you need to build then install one that has MCUXpresso IDE support configured as the toolchain - NOT vanilla GCC ARM Embedded.

If you install the current MCUXpresso IDE v11.1.0 release, then you can do this directly from within the IDE - with having to use the website SDK builder at all. For more details, please see the MCUXpresso IDE v11.1.0 documentation, along with the release information at:

MCUXpresso IDE v11.1.0 Now Available

Regards,

MCUXpresso IDE Support

Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

myke_predko — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:10:21 GMT

Thank you for the reply - I'll give it a try.

No, one minor point of confusion all the documentation says that the latest version of MCUXpressoIDE is v11.1.0 - but when I look at "About" for MCUXpressoIDE for Linux 0 it says that it's version v11.0.1 as you can see from this screen shot:

What is the correct version number for the Linux version of MCUXpressoIDE? When I click on "Check for Updates" is says "No updates found".

Thanx,

myke

Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

converse — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 12:17:06 GMT

The latest version of MCUXpresso is 11.1.0 for all platforms. NXP does not support upgrading from one release to another, so you need to download and install 11.1.0

Re: Can't load SDK into Linux MCUXpressoIDE

myke_predko — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 20:47:35 GMT

Mr. Verse,

Thank you for your reply. I have made some progress but I need some more help when it comes ot the PEmicro Multilink Universal programmer.

First off, I downloaded MCUXpressoIDE on January 7th of this year. I hadn't deleted the tab yet and here it is:

When I saw your email, I went to the NXP MCUXpressoIDE download page today and discovered that the version was now different:

Any ideas what's happening here? The Linux PC was booted on January 7th and maybe it picked up an cached page but I have no idea how that happened - I've been on a Windows PC primarily (which does have v11.1.0) and started moving to the Linux system. I had not loaded in any previous versions on to this system.

Loading SDKs Under Linux:

Regardless of the version weirdness, after installing v11.1.0, I was able to load in the same SDK I was using on my Windows machine (this was for an MK20DN512VLL10, which we're using for our product) and then build one of the projects I created. What does the "Host OS" mean in this case? Regardless, you might want to make it a bit more intuitive for the user so that if they're going to use an SDK with MCUXpressoIDE, then they shouldn't touch anything.

Could I suggest that you disable the "Host OS" dropdown unless the user selects anything other than "MCUXpressoIDE" as the "IDE/Toolchain"? I tried a number of approaches to making different SDKs, all with the "Host OS" being "Linux" and I can tell you categorically none of them work.

PEmicro Multilink Universal programming/debugging problem:

I connected my PEmicro Multilink Universal which seemed to be recognized by the system without any issues (I did not change anything). Clicking on "Debug As" ==> "PEmicro probes" the programming operation seemed okay and the buttons for debugging became enabled. I started the program running but it stopped immediately with the log messages being:

Final - program crash after clicking on "Run":