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= [[What to Read First]] =
 
= [[What to Read First]] =
  
= Installing TinyOS 2.1 =
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= Installing TinyOS 2.1.1 =
  
TinyOS has numerous improvements to TinyOS 2.0.2. Its features include:
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TinyOS has numerous improvements to TinyOS 2.1. Its features include:
* Support for the Iris and Shimmer platforms,
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* Support for the epic, mulle, and shimmer2 platforms,
* Safe TinyOS, a compile-time option that lets you incorporate run-time memory safety checks into your application,
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* Support for 6lowpan, an IPv6 networking layer within the mote network,
* TOSThreads, a threading library that runs on top of a standard TinyOS kernel,
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* Support for simple, uniform low-power networking across many protocols,
* Numerous protocols, including the Flooding Time Synchronization Protocol (FTSP), the DIssemination Protocol (DIP), and an optional 15.4 MAC layer.
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* 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 [http://www.tinyos.net/tinyos-2.1.0/release-notes.txt release notes].
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More information can be found in the [http://www.tinyos.net/tinyos-2.1.1/release-notes.txt release notes].
  
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
 
* Full System:
 
* Full System:
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1#One-step_Install_with_a_Live_CD| One step installation with a Live CD]], (doesn't currently work)
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** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#One-step_Install_with_a_Live_CD| One step installation with a Live CD]], (doesn't currently work)
 
* Windows:
 
* Windows:
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs| Manual installation using cygwin and RPM packages]]
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** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs| Manual installation using cygwin and RPM packages]]
 
** [[Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
 
** [[Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
 
* Linux:  
 
* Linux:  
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs|Manual installation using RPM packages]]
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** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs|Manual installation using RPM packages]]
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1#Two-step_install_on_your_host_OS_with_Debian_packages|Automatic installation for debian systems using the TinyOS debian repository]]
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** [[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]]
 
** [[Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
 
** [[Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
  
 
== User Contributed Methods ==
 
== User Contributed Methods ==
* [[Getting started using Ubuntu 9.10 and TelosB motes|TinyOS 2.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 with TelosB motes]]
 
* [[Xubuntu 8.04, CVS T2.1, Step by step]]
 
 
* [[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.5secondfuse.com/tinyos/install.html Installing TinyOS on Ubuntu] [http://hi.baidu.com/vvfang/blog/item/e2dfa4126bd9adcdc3fd789c.html Chinese Version]
* [http://mythicalcomputer.blogspot.com/2008/08/installation-of-tinyos-in-ubuntu.html Installing TinyOS 2.1.0 in Ubuntu]
 
 
* [http://hinrg.cs.jhu.edu/git/?p=ports.git Unofficial Macport tool chain for TinyOS from Johns Hopkins]
 
* [http://hinrg.cs.jhu.edu/git/?p=ports.git Unofficial Macport tool chain for TinyOS from Johns Hopkins]
* [http://hinrg.cs.jhu.edu/~razvanm/ipsn09/ The IPSN 2009 VMware images]
 
* [http://nap.cse.bgu.ac.il/~ariksa/UbunTOS_NAP.html FULL featured TinyOS 2.1 Ubuntu VMware image(s)]
 
* [http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~msz/wsn Installing TinyOS 2.x and IntelMote2 on Ubuntu 8.04 and Ubuntu 9.10]
 
* [http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~msz/wsn VM Image of Ubuntu9.10 + TinyOS 2.x + setup for imote2]
 
  
 
== Other Methods ==
 
== Other Methods ==
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You might also want to install editors like [[NESCDT-_An_editor_for_nesC_in_Eclipse|NESCDT]] or [[Yeti]].
 
You might also want to install editors like [[NESCDT-_An_editor_for_nesC_in_Eclipse|NESCDT]] or [[Yeti]].
 
= Installing TinyOS 2.0.2 =
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
 
* Full System:
 
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.0.2#One-step_Install_with_a_Live_CD| One step installation with a Live CD]]
 
* Windows:
 
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.0.2#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs| 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:
 
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.0.2#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs|Manual installation using RPM packages]]
 
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.0.2#Two-step_install_on_your_host_OS_with_Debian_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]]
 
 
[http://w3.isis.vanderbilt.edu/projects/NEST/tinyos-2.x-iris/doc/html/install-tinyos-iris.html Updating external tools to support the IRIS mote]
 
  
  

Revision as of 10:42, 3 April 2010

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 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.

What to Read First

Installing TinyOS 2.1.1

TinyOS has numerous improvements to TinyOS 2.1. Its features include:

  • 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 release notes.

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 or Yeti.


Additional Information


Installing the latest TinyOS