This is the future command line tool for Mbed OS. It provides the ability to detect Mbed Enabled devices connected by USB, checkout Mbed projects and perform builds amongst other operations.
⚠️ While this package is generally available it is not complete. The available functionality can be viewed with the--helpoption once installed. Please note that the current tools for Mbed OS 5.x and above can be found at https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-cli.
For release notes and a history of changes of all production releases, please see the following:
For a the list of all available versions please, please see the:
The version scheme used follows PEP440 and Semantic Versioning. For production quality releases the version will look as follows:
<major>.<minor>.<patch>
Pre releases are used to give early access to new functionality, for testing and to get feedback on experimental features. As such these releases may not be stable and should not be used for production. Additionally any interfaces introduced in a pre release may be removed or changed without notice. For pre releases the version will look as follows:
<major>.<minor>.<patch>.dev<pre-release-number>
mbed-tools relies on the Ninja build system and CMake.
- CMake. Install version 3.19.0 or newer for all operating systems.
- Ninja. Install version 1.0 or newer for all operating systems.
We recommend installing mbed-tools in a Python virtual environment to avoid dependency conflicts.
To install the most recent production quality release use:
pip install mbed-tools
To install a specific release:
pip install mbed-tools==<version>
Interface definition and usage documentation (for developers of Mbed OS tooling) is available for the most recent production release here:
The follow described the major aspects of the project structure:
azure-pipelines/- CI configuration files for Azure Pipelines.src/mbed_tools/- Python source files.news/- Collection of news files for unreleased changes.tests/- Unit and integration tests.
- For interface definition and usage documentation, please see GitHub Pages.
- For a list of known issues and possible work arounds, please see Known Issues.
- To raise a defect or enhancement please use GitHub Issues.
- To ask a question please use the Mbed Forum.
- Mbed OS is an open source project and we are committed to fostering a welcoming community, please see our Code of Conduct for more information.
- For how to contribute to the project, including how to develop the project, please see the Contributions Guidelines
