How to build customize Arduino IDE using Visual Studio or any other Platform

sarmadmahmood969 · August 18, 2018, 4:03pm

I am using DigiSpark on my lab. As we know by default Arduino IDE is not compatible to it. I have to become compatible Arduino IDE for it. Means I have to install DigiSpark board on it that contains 3-4 steps. This is a link that describe about how to configure DigiSpark on Arduino IDE.

Now I want to create a exe file, when I execute it. It automatically install these steps also. Please help me in creating this custom setup. Arduino is open source and surely there will be a procedure. Kindly help me regarding this. I will be very helpful for this favour.

Thanks

pert · August 18, 2018, 4:22pm

I'd just write a script. You can install hardware packages via the Arduino IDE's command line interface (CLI):

github.com

arduino/Arduino/blob/master/build/shared/manpage.adoc

// Generate a manpage with: a2x -f manpage manpage.adoc
// or HTML with: a2x -f xhtml manpage.adoc
//
// This file uses {empty}:: in some places, to allow putting multiple
// paragraphs inside a single label list item. This is a bit ugly and
// non-semantic, but it seems this is the best way to do this. Asciidoc
// also supports putting a plus sign on a line by itself to join two
// paragraphs into a single list item. However, the indentation on the
// second paragraph makes that formatted with a fixed-size font.
// Removing the indentation completely makes the asciidoc source very
// unreadable. Also, for the --board option, there is a a paragraph,
// followed by a list, followed by another paragraph. The + approach can
// only put the latter paragraph into the inner list, not the outer
// one...

ARDUINO(1)
==========
:doctype: manpage

NAME

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arduino --pref boardsmanager.additional.urls=http://digistump.com/package_digistump_index.json
arduino --install-boards digistump:avr

sarmadmahmood969 · August 18, 2018, 4:44pm

Is there is no such a way on which I can create .exe file and copy it to all my lab PCs. So that anyone can easily install DigiSpark along Arduino IED just on clicking next button. Means I want to create user friendly environment. Thanks for your appreciation.

pert · August 18, 2018, 4:47pm

What operating system are the computers running?

sarmadmahmood969 · August 18, 2018, 4:55pm

Windows Operating System (Currently windows 8.1)

pert · August 18, 2018, 5:00pm

In which folder is the Arduino IDE installed on these computers?

sarmadmahmood969 · August 18, 2018, 5:04pm

C folder means windows folder.

pert · August 18, 2018, 5:16pm

That doesn't make any sense. I was going to provide you a complete solution but since you won't provide me the required information I won't be able to do so. Instead I'll give you general instructions. There is no need to create a .exe file. Instead you should create a Windows batch file. A batch file is simply a text file with the .bat file extension. When you run the batch file, each line of text is executed just as though you had typed it in on the Windows command line. So you only need to use a text editor to create a text file with the arduino CLI commands:

arduino_debug --pref boardsmanager.additional.urls=http://digistump.com/package_digistump_index.json
arduino_debug --install-boards digistump:avr

You will need to specify the path to the arduino installation folder. That will only install the DigiSpark Arduino IDE hardware package. If a driver needs to be installed then you must add the necessary commands to the batch file.

Now just save the file with the .bat extension. You need to make sure the file truly has a .bat extension. By default, Windows hides the extension of known file types so this makes it easy to accidentally name the file with a .bat.txt extension. That will not work. Once you have a completed .bat file you can simply double click the file and all the commands will be run.

sarmadmahmood969 · August 18, 2018, 7:54pm

I installed Arduino IDE and keep .bat file in installed directory, so that there is no need to set path. When I run the .bat file it installed DigiSpark board automatically but its examples are not installed as in case of manual setup examples also installed along it. What will be the issue...

pert · August 18, 2018, 7:56pm

Try restarting the Arduino IDE.

sarmadmahmood969 · August 19, 2018, 2:21am

I found the reason for not showing the examples. When I select a digispark board, all examples are showing up.
Now everything is clear and operational.
Thank you very much pert for your great support.

pert · August 19, 2018, 4:58am

Ah, yes. The libraries bundled with a hardware package and their example sketches are only available when a board of that package is selected.

I'm glad to hear you have a working solution now!
Per

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