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==Requirements==

The AVR Plugin has been successfully tested with Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

The plugin requires at least Eclipse 3.3 (Europa) with the CDT 4.0 feature. The plugin also works with Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede).
However it does '''not''' work with Eclipse 3.2, which unfortunately is still included in many current Linux distributions. 

If you do not have Eclipse or a required version go to the eclipse.org [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ downloads page] to download the latest version. The '''Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers''' download package contains a suitable Eclipse IDE for running this plugin. Eclipse is self contained (does not require installation) and only needs to be unpacked.

It also needs a [http://java.com/ Java Runtime 5] (or higher).

Furthermore you need the AVR-GCC toolchain for AVR cross target development. But like the CDT Plugin for Eclipse itself, the AVR Plugin does not include a toolchain, it has to be installed separatly before this plugin can be used.

If you don't have an AVR-GCC toolchain installed see [[The AVR GCC Toolchain | here]] on what it is and where to get it.

==Download==

There are two ways to download the AVR Eclipse Plugin.

===Update Site (Eclipse 3.3)===

Go to the Update Site manager

('''Help''' > '''Software Updates''' > '''Find and install...''' > '''Search for new features to install''' -> '''New Remote Site''')

and add the following site
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| Name: 	
| style="background: white;" | AVR Eclipse Plugin
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| URL: 	
| style="background: white;" | <nowiki>http://avr-eclipse.sourceforge.net/updatesite/</nowiki>
|}

Then click on Finish and select the AVR Eclipse Plugin from the list of Plugins to install.

===Update Site (Eclipse 3.4)===
Go to the Software update dialog
('''Help''' > '''Software Updates...''')

Then select the '''Available Software''' tab. Click on the ''''Add Site...''' button o the right hand side and enter the URL of the update site:

{| style="background: silver; padding: .2em .2em .2em .2em;"
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| URL: 	
| style="background: white;" | <nowiki>http://avr-eclipse.sourceforge.net/updatesite/</nowiki>
|}

Then click on '''OK'''. The AVR Eclipse update site is now shown in the list of update sites. Select the "AVR Eclipse Plugin" and press the '''Install...''' button in the top right corner. 


===Direct Download===

If you do not want to use the Eclipse update manager, you can download the plugin directly from sourceforge and install it yourself.

Go to the project [https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189165 download] page and download the latest release from the ''avr-eclipse stable release'' Package (or from the ''avr-eclipse beta versions'' Package if you like to live on the cutting edge).

Then unzip the downloaded file into your Eclipse folder and restart Eclipse.

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If the installation was successful you should see the entries ''AVR Cross Target Application'' and ''AVR Cross Target Static Library'' in the "New C Project" wizard.