Porting Guide

This guide will help you port ctshell to different hardware platforms.

ESP32

Available at idf registry.

STM32

Refer to the stm32 port.

Generic Porting Guide

1. Prepare Project

Prepare a project capable of sending and receiving data via UART.

2. Add Files

Copy downloaded repo to your project directory and add them to your build system. It is recommended to use CMake. Simply set the required functionality and import the CMakeLists.txt file from the repository, adding ${ctshell_srcs}, ${ctshell_incs}, and ${CTSHELL_DEFINITIONS}, then enjoy.

3. Implement IO Interface

You need to define and populate the ctshell_io_t structure.

• write: Serial transmission function. It should be a blocking send or ensure the data is copied to the transmission buffer.

• get_tick: (Optional) Retrieves the system timestamp in milliseconds, used for ctshell_delay. If there is no system clock, you can set this to NULL, but the delay function in Shell scripts will be unavailable.

Taking STM32 HAL as an example:

static void stm32_shell_write(const char *str, uint16_t len, void *p) {
    ctshell_stm32_priv_t *d = (ctshell_stm32_priv_t *) p;
    HAL_UART_Transmit(d->huart, (uint8_t *) str, len, 100);
}

ctshell_io_t io = {
    .write = stm32_shell_write,
    .get_tick = HAL_GetTick,
};

4. Handle Input

Ctshell requires manually feeding received bytes. Pass individual bytes into ctshell_input.

STM32 Interrupt Reception Example:

void HAL_UART_RxCpltCallback(UART_HandleTypeDef *huart) {
    if (huart == &huart1) {
        ctshell_input(&ctx, rx_byte);
        HAL_UART_Receive_IT(&huart1, &rx_byte, 1);
    }
}

5. Initialization and Main Loop

Bare Metal Environment: Initialize the Shell after initializing the UART in the main() function, then poll it in the main loop.

int main(void) {
    HAL_Init();
    MX_USART1_UART_Init();

    ctshell_stm32_init(&ctx, &huart1);

    while (1) {
        ctshell_poll(&ctx);
    }
}

RTOS Environment: It is recommended to create a dedicated task to run the Shell.

void shell_task(void *argument) {
    ctshell_stm32_init(&ctx, &huart1);

    while (1) {
        ctshell_poll(&ctx);
        osDelay(10);
    }
}

6. Linker Script Modification

   gcc: No need to modify.

   MDK-ARM(v5 and v6): Add in scatter file, example:

CtshellCmdSection +0 {
  *(ctshell_cmd_section)
}

7. Testing

Connect via serial terminal software (e.g., MobaXterm, SecureCRT, Putty). Type help and press Enter. If you see the command list, the porting was successful.