Setup

Install support software

  1. For Microsoft Windows, install Cygwin, CodeSourcery ARM compiler, LPC ISP and cc3 as described on the «CMUcam3 Windows Quick Start Guide».
  2. Move the folder «euryale», which contains the firmware for the CMUcam3, to «cc3/projects».

Compiling the CMUcam3 firmware

  1. Open a shell in Cygwin and change the directory to «cc3/projects/euryale».
  2. Enter the command «make» to compile the firmware.

Compiling the Windows front end

Using Microsoft Visual Studio to compile the frontend.

Physically connecting the CMUcam3

  1. Connect the power cable to the CMUcam3 to the power adapter or battery.
  2. If using USB–Serial adapter, install any necessary drivers.
  3. Connect the CMUcam3 to PC using the serial port.

Loading the firmware

Once the firmware has been compiled, it must be flashed onto the CMUcam3:

  1. Start the CMUcam3 in programming mode by holding the button while turning on the power.
  2. Open LPC ISP.
  3. Browse to «cc3/projects/euryale/euryale_lpc2106-cmucam3.hex».
  4. Click «Upload to Flash».
  5. Quit LPC ISP.