gnusb on Linux: Software and Tools

Hardware Design

Eagle Light

-> to design/modify the gnusb hardware

The EAGLE Layout Editor is an easy to use, yet powerful tool for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs). The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor

On Ubuntu Linux

On Ubuntu you should use the Synaptic Package Manager to install eagle. The downloaded package doesn't seem to install on ubuntu....

While installing, eagle will open to let you choose your license. Select "Freeware License" and exit eagle to finish the installation process.

Other Linux

• More Info: http://www.cadsoft.de/freeware.htm
• Download (version 4.1)
• Local Download
• Michi's eagle Library

Gnusb Firmware - The AVR Toolchain

Ubuntu Linux

• Search for avr in the Synaptic Package Manager
• Select at least the following packages:
• avrdude
• avr-libc
• binutils-avr
• gcc-avr
• uisp (instead of avrdude if you prefer)

Other Linux

You might follow more or less these instructions

Host Driver

libusb

The libusb library allows user space applications to access any USB device on Windows in a generic way without writing any line of kernel driver code.

Libusb is probably already installed on your linux distribution. However, to program your own drivers you'll need also the library development files: libusb-dev.

On ubuntu linux, select libusb-dev in the Synaptic Package Manager.

• More Info: http://libusb.sourceforge.net/