diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ff737e7..b5008be 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ Arduino IO Interface Board for EIVE This is the software for an Arduino board to set it up as an interface board. The interface board will be used to relay commands from a host computer serial interface to connected I2C or SPI sensors. This allows device handler testing -on a host machine. The software can either be compiled and programmed on the Arduino withmake and avrdude, provided the AVR GCC toolchain is installed, or built and flashed using -Eclipse with the Sloeber plugin. It is recommended to use Sloeber for enhanced convenience, as it takes care of the building process. It is also integrated into Eclipse, which has a powerful indexer and several other tools to ease development. +on a host machine. There are 2 options to build and flash an Arduino with this repository: +1. The software is compiled and programmed on the Arduino with make and avrdude, provided the AVR GCC toolchain is installed +2. Eclipse with the Sloeber plugin is used. The plugin and Eclipse take care of the build management, and an Arduino IDE like interface is provided in Eclipse + +It is recommended to use Sloeber for enhanced convenience, as it takes care of the building process. Furthermore, the interface is similar to the Arduino IDE, which lowers the entry barrier for new developers. It is also integrated into Eclipse, which has a powerful indexer and several other tools to ease development. ## Instructions to build with make