MDx07-templates

Templates for the MD407 educational computer (and in the future, the MD307, hence the name of the extension!)

Also provides a terminal interface for interacting with MD407 devices through a serial port.

How to use

Initialize project

1. Open an empty folder (avoid spaces in the path unless you want to modify the provided Makefiles)
2. Bring up the Command Palette → MDx07: Initialize project → Choose a template

Build project

Terminal → Run build task → Build MD407 project

Debug project

Run → Start debugging

Upload program to MD407 device

Note: On Linux you need to add your user to the dialout group and reboot (command: sudo adduser $USER dialout)

1. Reset the MD407 device by pressing the reset button
2. Build project, localize the newly created .s19-file in the explorer view (default location is the build folder)
3. Right click → MDx07: Send file to serial monitor
4. Choose the COM port that the MD407 is connected to
5. Upon successful connection, a terminal will open, ready to receive commands.

Tip: Ctrl+⇧+R (Windows/Linux) or ⌘+⇧+R (Mac) will re-upload the most recently chosen file.

Requirements

The following need to be installed and added to your PATH:

• Arm GNU Toolchain
• Make

A convenient way of installing the above is using a package manager, like Chocolatey (Windows), Homebrew (mac), or APT (Debian-based Linux)

If you don't want to add them to your PATH, you can provide custom paths in the extension settings

Extension Settings

• mdx07-templates.armToolchainPath: Path to ARM GNU Toolchain. Include trailing slash /.
  For example: /applications/ArmGNUToolchain/12.3.rel1/arm-none-eabi/bin/
• mdx07-templates.makePath: Path to Make. Include trailing slash /