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| <div class="textblock"><p>The <b>CMSIS-Pack</b> format is used to deliver a Software Pack and is aimed to be scalable for future requirements. It provides a management process and supports a tool independent distribution for:</p> |
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| <li><a class="el" href="createPack_DFP.html">Device Support</a> for tool chains and software applications to target a specific device:<ul> |
| <li>Information about the processor and it's features.</li> |
| <li>C and assembly files for the device startup and access to the memory mapped peripheral registers.</li> |
| <li>Parameters, technical information, and data sheets about the device family and the specific devices.</li> |
| <li>Device description and available peripherals.</li> |
| <li>Memory layout of internal and external RAM and ROM address ranges.</li> |
| <li><a class="el" href="flashAlgorithm.html">Flash algorithms</a> for programming the device.</li> |
| <li>Debug and trace configurations as well as System View Description files for device specific display of the memory mapped peripheral registers.</li> |
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| <li><a class="el" href="createPackBoard.html">Board Support</a> for rapid development in the prototyping stage:<ul> |
| <li>Information about the development board and it's features.</li> |
| <li>Parameters, technical information, and data sheets about the board, the mounted microcontroller and peripheral devices.</li> |
| <li>Drivers for on-board peripheral devices</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <li><a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Components</a> simplify the re-use of software and the management of 3rd party software. They contain:<ul> |
| <li>A collection of source modules, header and <a class="el" href="configWizard.html">configuration files</a> as well as libraries.</li> |
| <li>Documentation of the software, including features and APIs.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <li><a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html#cp_API">Application Programming Interfaces</a> specify one or more APIs for <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html#cp_Components">software components</a> that are part of another <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a>.</li> |
| <li><a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html#cp_Examples">Example Projects</a> can be used as a reference and starting point for similar applications. They contain:<ul> |
| <li>Fully defined application projects that work out of the box in the specified build and debug environments.</li> |
| <li>Documentation about the purpose of the example, how to build, configure and execute the application.</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li><a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html#cp_CodeTemplates">User Code Templates</a> help to understand the basic concepts of a software component better and to give the user a good starting point for implementing his application.</li> |
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| <h1><a class="anchor" id="PackFilenames"></a> |
| Pack Conventions</h1> |
| <p>A <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a> is a collection of files located in directories that are archived in a file with the extension *.pack using the standard <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_%28file_format%29" target="_blank">ZIP file format</a>. The Pack Description file (PDSC) with the file extension *.pdsc contains the <a class="el" href="packFormat.html">meta information</a>, describing the content of a pack based on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML" target="_blank">XML</a>. The PDSC file must be:</p> |
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| <li>included in the <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a></li> |
| <li>located in the base folder of the archive</li> |
| <li>compliant with the <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a> file <a class="el" href="cp_Packs.html#pack_filename">naming convention</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd><ul> |
| <li>The <em>base folder</em> is defined to be the root folder './' of a zip archive and it is imperative that the whole <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a> only contains a single PDSC file.</li> |
| <li>Future tools shall support this case: if the PDSC file is located in an immediate subdirectory, then the subdirectory becomes the base folder. The <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a> is installed as if the subdirectory does not exist. All files and directories located in the root folder are ignored and do not get installed.</li> |
| </ul> |
| </dd></dl> |
| <h2><a class="anchor" id="pack_filename"></a> |
| Pack File Name</h2> |
| <p>A <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a> must have a unique filename. Therefore it is constructed from vendor, packname and version and the file extension *.pack.</p> |
| <p><b><vendor>.<name>.<version>.pack</b>.</p> |
| <p>Where:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><b><vendor></b> is the name of the supplier or vendor of the <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a>.</li> |
| <li><b><name></b> is the name of the <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a>. All packs that are published by a vendor must have a unique packname.</li> |
| <li><b><release version="X.Y.Z"></b>specifies the <a class="el" href="pdsc_package_pg.html#VersionType">version number</a> of the release for the <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a>.</li> |
| <li><b>.pack</b> is the file extension identifying a <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Software Pack</a>.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd><ul> |
| <li>The XML elements <b><vendor></b>, <b><name></b>, and the version attribute of the <b><release></b> are specified in the <a class="el" href="packFormat.html#Filenames">PDSC</a> file. PDSC, Pack filenames are case sensitive and need to match exactly.</li> |
| <li><b><vendor></b> and <b><name></b> <em>must</em> <em>not</em> contain spaces.</li> |
| <li>The PDSC file needs to reside in the base folder of the Pack. All file references are relative to the location of the PDSC file.</li> |
| </ul> |
| </dd></dl> |
| <h2><a class="anchor" id="pack_Cclass"></a> |
| Software Component Cclasses</h2> |
| <p>If you add a software component in the PDSC file, you have to specify a component class (CClass), component group (Cgroup), and the component's version number (Cversion). For more information refer to <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html#cp_Components">Software Components</a>.</p> |
| <p>If applicable, try to map the <b>Cclass</b> of your software component to one of the following predefined or already well established classes:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Board Support: Generic interfaces for evaluation and development boards</li> |
| <li>CMSIS: <em>Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard</em> components</li> |
| <li>CMSIS Driver: Unified device drivers compliant to the CMSIS-Driver specification</li> |
| <li>Compiler: Arm Compiler software extensions</li> |
| <li>Data Exchange: Software components for data exchange</li> |
| <li>Device: Startup and system setup components</li> |
| <li>File System*: File drive support and file system</li> |
| <li>Graphics*: Graphical libraries for user interfaces</li> |
| <li>Network*: Network stack using Internet protocols</li> |
| <li>RTOS*: Real-time operating systems</li> |
| <li>Safety: Components for testing application software against safety standards</li> |
| <li>Security*: Encryption for secure communication or storage</li> |
| <li>USB*: Universal Serial Bus stack</li> |
| <li>Wireless*: Communication stacks such as Bluetooth, WiFi, and ZigBee</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Classes with a * should always be used together with a <a class="el" href="pdsc_components_pg.html#Component_Bundle">bundle</a> to avoid conflicts with other software components.</p> |
| <p>If you wish to standardize a new Cclass, please send an inquiry to <a href="#" onclick="location.href='mai'+'lto:'+'cms'+'is'+'@ar'+'m.'+'com'; return false;">cmsis<span style="display: none;">.nosp@m.</span>@arm<span style="display: none;">.nosp@m.</span>.com</a> or raise an issue on the public <a href="https://github.com/ARM-software/CMSIS_5/issues">CMSIS GitHub development repository</a>.</p> |
| <h1><a class="anchor" id="cp_PackSteps"></a> |
| Steps to Create a Pack</h1> |
| <p>The following image shows the basic steps that are required to create a Software Pack:</p> |
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| <li><b>Produce input:</b> Create the files that will be delivered with the Pack.</li> |
| <li><b>Organize files:</b> Use directories to separate the content of the Pack.</li> |
| <li><b>Create PDSC file:</b> The XML based PDSC file can be created using any text editor. Editors that can validate XML code against a schema file help to find bugs early in the Pack development stage.</li> |
| <li><b>Generate Pack:</b> Any compression tool supporting the ZIP format can be used to create a Pack file. <a class="el" href="packChk.html">packChk.exe</a> is helpful for the validation of the contents of a Pack.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p>The following pages will show how to create a Software Pack from scratch. The page <a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Pack with Software Components</a> will start with a simple Pack containing only the PDSC file and a single software component and will then explain further elements of a Pack in more detail. The page <a class="el" href="createPack_DFP.html">Pack with Device Support</a> adds information on the additional requirements that a DFP has, while <a class="el" href="createPackBoard.html">Pack with Board Support</a> will elaborate on the content specific to a BSP.</p> |
| <h1><a class="anchor" id="PackTutorials"></a> |
| Pack Tutorial</h1> |
| <p>The <b>ARM::CMSIS</b> Pack contains tutorials that are explained on the following pages. In the <b>\CMSIS\Pack\Tutorials</b> directory the following three ZIP files are available: </p> |
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| <td>Pack_with_Software_Components.zip </td><td><a class="el" href="cp_SWComponents.html">Pack with Software Components</a> </td></tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Pack_with_Device_Support.zip </td><td><a class="el" href="createPack_DFP.html">Pack with Device Support</a> </td></tr> |
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| <td>Pack_with_Board_Support.zip </td><td><a class="el" href="createPackBoard.html">Pack with Board Support</a> </td></tr> |
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