Eclipse STM32 Blinky ARM Hello World

Without writing any code you simply run the blinky project from eclipse by doing the below installation steps

Step 1: Install Nodejs

Install Nodejs from https://nodejs.org/en/

Step 2: Check Nodejs in command prompt

C:\>node --version
v12.16.2

Step 3: Install XMP

C:\>npm install -g xpm

Step 4: Check XPM

C:\>xpm --version
0.6.4

Step 5: XPM Windows build tools

C:\blinky>xpm install --global @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools@latest

Step 6: XPM ARM gcc

C:\blinky>xpm install --global @xpack-dev-tools/arm-none-eabi-gcc@latest

Step 7: XPM ARM QEMU

C:\blinky>xpm install --global @xpack-dev-tools/qemu-arm@latest

Step 8: Add gcc to path

C:\>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\<your home>\AppData\Roaming\xPacks\@xpack-dev-tools\arm-none-eabi-gcc\9.3.1-1.1.1\.content\bin

C:\>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\<your home>\AppData\Roaming\xPacks\@xpack-dev-tools\arm-none-eabi-gcc\9.3.1-1.1.1\.content\arm-none-eabi\bin

Please replace <your home> to proper folder name

Step 9: Add emulator to path

C:\>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\<your home>\AppData\Roaming\xPacks\@xpack-dev-tools\qemu-arm\2.8.0-9.1\.content\bin

Please replace <your home> to proper folder name

Step 10: Install Eclipse plugin

Eclipse CDT

Step 11: Create C Project in eclipse

Eclipse Project

Step 12: Configure blinky ready made code project

Project step 1

Step 12: Configure Folders

Eclipse Project Step 2

Step 13: Configure EXE

Eclipse Project Step 3

Step 14: Configure GCC

Eclipse Project Step 4

Step 15: Run the ELF

Build the project in eclipse then run the below command

qemu-system-gnuarmeclipse -board STM32F429I-Discovery -mcu STM32F429ZI -image .\Debug\blinky1.elf

"blinky1.elf" is the project name, you can change it

,you will get the "Hello World!" output

main(argc=1, argv=[""]);
Hello ARM World!
Standard output message.
Standard error message.
System clock: 168000000 Hz
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