Installing TinyOS in UBUNTU 12.04 LTS

This installation procedure was tested on UBUNTU 12.04 LTS

Requirements: An UNBTU 12.04 LTS 32-bit system with Internet connectivity

step 1: open command line and type

    sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

step 2: add the following repository at the end of the list

    deb http://tinyos.stanford.edu/tinyos/dists/ubuntu lucid main

step 3: save the file and run

    sudo apt-get update

step 4: Install nesC compiler which is required for TinyOS programming. This step also install java environment.

    sudo apt-get install nesc

step 5: Install the cross tools (tool-chain), Debian MSP430 and Debian AVR using following

    sudo apt-get install msp430-tinyos avr-binutils-tinyos msp430-gcc-tinyos msp430-libc-tinyos

step 6: Install g++ compiler. (This step can be ignored if it is already installed on the system). Also install python development.


    sudo apt-get install g++

    sudo apt-get install  python-dev -y


step 7: Install automake tool

    sudo apt-get install automake

Step 8: Install tinyos operating system

    sudo apt-get install tinyos

    This command prompts for existing tinyos versions for download. Select a suitable version and download as shown below.

    sudo apt-get install tinyos-2.1.2
   
step 9: change the perimissions of tinyos installation folder

    sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/tinyos-2.1.2

step 10: create a file called tinyos.sh in /opt/tinyos-2.1.2

    sudo gedit /opt/tinyos-2.1.2/tinyos.sh

step 10: copy and past the following content in the tinyos.sh file

    # Here we setup the environment
    # variables needed by the tinyos
    # make system

    export TOSROOT=/opt/tinyos-2.1.2
    export TOSDIR=$TOSROOT/tos
    export MAKERULES=$TOSROOT/support/make/Makerules
    export CLASSPATH=$TOSROOT/support/sdk/java/tinyos.jar:.
    export PYTHONPATH=.:$TOSROOT/support/sdk/python:$PYTHONPATH
    export PATH=$TOSROOT/support/sdk/c:$PATH

    echo "setting up TinyOS on source path $TOSROOT"

step 11: open bashrc file

    sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

    and add the following content at the end of the file

    #Tinyos path
    source /opt/tinyos-2.1.2/tinyos.sh

step 12: close the terminal and reopen to see the tinyos path estalishment