How to install TMCL-IDE

This installation guide is tested on Arch, Linux 6.12 lts.

This installation guide works only on :

• Windows 10 and more.
• Linux using x86_64 and x86_32 cpu.
• Linux using ARM cpu, except soft float.

Windows User

I recommend you to make a Windows VM, and share the usb ports to the VM.

Follow these steps :

1. Install TMCL IDE using this link.

Or you can just use the binary in the folder windows_setup/ of this repository.

2. Install the driver using this link.

Or you can just use the binary in the folder windows_setup/ of this repository.

3. Follow the steps of this link.

✅ Easy.

❌ Only working on Windows.

Linux User

You will need docker, see explanation below.

To install the ide and the driver :

cd PFA-TMC-IDE

unzip tmcl-ide-linux-x64-4.6.0.zip

% Install xhost if you doesn't have it, see explanation below.
xhost +local:

make install

You should connect first the USB-2-RTMI, then restart the ide by using :

CTRL-C
make

When you want to start the ide, use :

make

If you want to edit some variable names :

make clean
SUDO=" " DOCKER_IMAGE="image_name" CONTAINER_NAME="cont_name" make install

However, you'll have to manually remove container and image.

✅ Does not depend on the distro.

❌ Hard.

❌ If it is not working, just don't try to understand why.

A manual Installation on Linux

The file tmcl-ide-linux-x64-4.6.0.zip contains the setup executable.

Moreover, you will need to install the driver manually by reading the doc in the libftd2xx/*.tgz.

How to install xhost

• Debian apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

• Ubuntu apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

• Arch Linux pacman -S xorg-xhost

• Kali Linux apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

• CentOS yum install xorg-x11-server-utils

• Fedora dnf install xorg-x11-server-utils

• Windows (WSL2) sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

• Raspbian apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

How to install Docker

• Ubuntu and Debian curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

• Arch Linux and Manjaro sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm docker && sudo systemctl enable --now docker

• Fedora sudo dnf install -y docker docker-compose && sudo systemctl enable --now docker

• CentOS and RHEL sudo yum install -y docker && sudo systemctl enable --now docker

• OpenSUSE sudo zypper install -y docker && sudo systemctl enable --now docker

• WSL2 on Windows Use Docker Desktop with this link. Then use sudo service docker start

Useful links

• TMC4671 Official Page

• TMC4671 PI Tuning

• TMC4671 and TMC6100 BOB

• TMC6100 BOB

• TMC-IDE Installation Official Guide

• USB-2-RTMI Driver Installation

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