B4R – Easily build native Arduino & ESP8266 programs
B4R is a 100% free development tool for native Arduino and ESP8266 programs.
B4R follows the same concepts of the other B4X tools, providing a simple and powerful development tool.
B4R, B4A, B4J and B4i together make the best development solution for the Internet of Things (IoT).
INSTALLATION
1. Install Arduino IDE (v1.8+)
Arduino IDE: Arduino 1.8.10
If using Arduino 1.8.11 then you need to update rCore library.
2. Install and configure B4R
Open B4R.
Choose Tools > Configure Paths.
Use the Browse button to locate “Arduino.exe”. It is located in the Arduino IDE installation folder.
Choose Tools > Board Selector and select the board type and serial port.
3. Next Steps
Use the site search feature (top right corner). It works!
Documentation
Documentation Index & Online Guides
Example Projects (source code is available in the documentation index)
Timers, loopers and CallSubPlus
Frequently asked questions
Q: Is B4R completely free, including for commercial purposes?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I access the C source code and the generated objects?
A: Yes. The code and the compiled objects are available under the Objects folder.
Q: Are the libraries open source?
A: Yes. B4R libraries are open source (MIT license). The code is available in GitHub.
Q: I’m getting this error on startup: “Application could not be initialized correctly error 0xc0000135”.
A: Install Microsoft .Net Framework 4+
Windows Vista+: .Net Framework 4.5.2.
Windows XP: .Net Framework 4.0.
