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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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This page details how to get the latest release (2.1.2) of TinyOS installed and running on your system.
 
= [[What to Read First]] =
 
  
= Installing TinyOS 2.1.1 =
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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.
  
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 [http://tinyos.stanford.edu/tinyos-trees/tinyos-2.1.1/release-notes.txt release notes].
 
  
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
 
== Officially Supported Methods ==
* Full System:
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* Linux:  
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#One-step_Install_with_a_Live_CD| One step installation with a Live CD]], (doesn't currently work)
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** [[Automatic installation]] - for Debian based systems
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** [[Manual installation using RPM packages]]
 
* Windows:
 
* Windows:
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs| Manual installation using cygwin and RPM packages]]
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** [[Manual installation using RPM packages]] - for Cygwin
** [[Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
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* Virtual Machine:
* Linux:  
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** [[Use TinyOS in a virtual machine]]
** [[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.1#Manual_installation_on_your_host_OS_with_RPMs|Manual installation using RPM packages]]
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* From source
** [[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]]
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** [[Installing From Source|Installing from source]] - Use the latest version from the repositories
** [[Running a XubunTOS Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
 
  
 
== User Contributed Methods ==
 
== User Contributed Methods ==
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* [[Installing XubunTOS (with TinyOS from tp-freeforall/prod repository) in VirtualBox]]
 
* [[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]
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* [https://github.com/razvanm/macports Unofficial MacPorts toolchains for MSP430 and AVR]
* [http://hinrg.cs.jhu.edu/git/?p=ports.git Unofficial Macport tool chain for TinyOS from Johns Hopkins]
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* [[Installing TinyOS from Source on Fedora 13 64bit]]
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* [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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=== Older Guides ===
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* [[Installing Xubuntos in VirtualBox]]
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* [http://systembash.com/content/ubuntos-ubuntu-9-10-tinyos-2-x-virtualbox-image/ Ubuntu 9.10 + TinyOS 2.x Virtualbox Image]
  
 
== Other Methods ==
 
== Other Methods ==
 
* [[Running a Jetos Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
 
* [[Running a Jetos Virtual Machine Image in VMware Player]]
  
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== Legacy Instructions ==
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TinyOS [[Getting_started_(2.1)|versions 2.1 and 2.0.2]]
  
 
== Next Step ==
 
== Next Step ==
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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].
  
  
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* [[java_cygwin | Common Java problems on Cygwin]]
 
* [[java_cygwin | Common Java problems on Cygwin]]
  
 
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[[Installing_TinyOS_2.1.3]]
= Installing the latest TinyOS =
 
 
 
* [[Installing from CVS/GIT]]
 
  
 
[[Category:TinyOS]]
 
[[Category:TinyOS]]

Latest revision as of 03:08, 12 June 2014

This page details how to get the latest release (2.1.2) of TinyOS installed and running on your system.

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.


Officially Supported Methods

User Contributed Methods

Older Guides

Other Methods

Legacy Instructions

TinyOS versions 2.1 and 2.0.2

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

Installing_TinyOS_2.1.3