This repository contains the source files to build the mbed CLI Windows installer. See the releases page for downloads.

• Windows 7 and above

1. Install NSIS, which can be found at nsis.sourceforge.net.
2. Download this repository.
3. Download prerequisites manually or run following powershell script.

$ cd prerequisites
$ powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -File download-prerequisites.ps1

4. Run makensis on the source/install.nsi with an output file.

$ makensis "/XOutFile Mbed_installer.exe" source/install.nsi

5. Test the installer that was just generated

1. Set sign credentials, get url ID to upload installer

$ curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "{\"username\": \"arkzal01\",\"vendor-url\":\"www.mbed.com\",\"description\":\"Mbed CLI Windows Installer\",\"cross-sign\":true,\"digest-algorithm\":\"sha2\"}" http://authenticode.euhpc.arm.com:8087/signed-items

2. Use url ID to upload installer exe and receive signed installer. This operation may take few minutes. Replace {url_id} in the following with the guid output by the above command.l ID to upload installer

$ curl -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" http://authenticode.euhpc.arm.com:8087/signed-items/{url_id}/sign --upload-file Mbed_installer_v0.0.1.exe > Mbed_installer_signed_v0.0.1.exe

1. Login on www.mbed.com as an admin.
2. Navigate to django administration console: https://www.mbed.com/admin
3. Go into django filer->Folders->mbed-cli->Windows
4. Upload installer
5. Get direct url to the installer

The same release should also be created on github in releases.

• Install the mbed CLI dependencies - Python, GCC, Mercurial, Git and the mbed Serial Driver - and then mbed CLI 1.4.0 from source.
• Contains two installer types:
  • Default: Installs all dependencies.
  • Advanced: Allows to select dependencies.

$ cd source
$ mbed_installer_{version}.exe /S

1. Download the latest release of the mbed CLI Windows installer.
2. Run mbed_installer_vX.X.X.exe - and click through the wizard.
3. Open windows command prompt.
4. Use mbed import mbed-os-example-blinky to import an example program.

Manual installation: You can install mbed CLI also by hand. See the mbed CLI repository.

When needed, you can update the gcc, cmake, or other dependencies by updating the executables in /prerequisites/* and then the equivalent lines in the Config Section of /source/mbedInstall.nsi .

mbed CLI Windows Installer is licensed under Apache-2.0