Specifying the properties for the application – Echelon FTXL User Manual

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Working with the Nios II Development Environment

To customize the system library properties for the operating system:

1. Right-click the system library from the Nios II C/C++ Projects pane and

select Properties to open the Properties window.

2. In the Properties window, click RTOS Options to open the Options dialog

for your operating system.

3. Within the Options dialog, set the appropriate values. If you use the

Micrium μC/OS-II operating system, see

Configuring the Micrium μC/OS-

II Operating System

on page 165 for information about the settings that

are required for an FTXL application.

Specifying the Properties for the Application

After you create the application project, you must customize its properties:

1. Right-click the application project folder from the Nios II C/C++ Projects

pane and select Properties to open the Properties window.

2. In the Properties window, select Associated System Library in the left-

hand pane to display the Associated System Library page. Ensure that

the System Library field displays the correct system library for the

project.

3. In the Properties window, select C/C++ Build in the left-hand pane to

display the C/C++ Build page.

4. For all configurations (such as Debug and Release), set the following

values from the Tool Settings tab of the C/C++ Build page:

a. Expand Nios II Compiler in the left-hand pane and select

Preprocessor.

b. In the Defined Symbols box, click the Add button to add a new

symbol with a value of GCC_NIOS. This symbol is used in the
LonPlatform.h file to specify macros for the GNU Compiler

Collection (GCC) compiler.

c. Expand Linker in the left-hand pane and select General.

d. In the Libraries box, click the Add button to add a new library

with a value of Ftxl100. This is the name of the FTXL LonTalk

protocol library.

e. In the Library Paths box, click the Add button to add a new

library path to open the Add directory path dialog.

i. In the Library Path dialog, click Workspace to open the

Folder Selection dialog.

ii. In the Folder Selection dialog, select your FTXL

application project and click OK.

iii. In the Add directory path dialog, the Directory field

should display a relative path for the project similar to
${workspace_loc:/FTXL/MyApplication}

.

Alternatively, you can specify the project’s parent

directory as “..”. Click OK.

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