• $ sudo snap install --devmode bcu-nxp; sudo snap alias bcu-nxp bcu

• $ sudo snap refresh bcu-nxp --devmode

Windows 10, 64bit

• Need install FTDI Driver for Windows.
• Early Windows version(below 1.2.0) need install vs2017 redistribute package

Ubuntu 16.04 or above, or all Linux distribution, 64bit

• Get it from the Snap Store:
  • $ sudo snap install --devmode bcu-nxp; sudo snap alias bcu-nxp bcu
• If you do not want to run BCU as root in Linux, please follow the steps below to set the rules.
  • $ cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
  • $ sudo vim xx-ftdi.rules
  • Add the line to this file:

  SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
  

  • Save the file
  • Re-plug the debug wire
• To upgrade to the latest BCU version, please use this command:
  • $ sudo snap refresh bcu-nxp --devmode

Ubuntu 18.04 or above, 64bit, using binary provided from release page

• Need install these libraries
  • $ sudo apt-get install libftdi1-2 libyaml-dev openssl lsb_release(only needed on 18.04) libssl-dev libconfuse-dev
• If you do not want to run BCU as root in Linux, please follow the steps below to set the rules.
  • $ cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
  • $ sudo vim xx-ftdi.rules
  • Add the line to this file:

  SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
  

  • Save the file
  • Re-plug the debug wire

Mac OS 11.x Big Sur or above, x64

• Need install Homebrew first
  • $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
• Then install other libs by Homebrew
  • $ brew install libftdi libyaml

Mac OS 11.x Big Sur or above, arm64

• Apple Silicon can run x64 binary, but all libs should be installed to the path which is same as x64.
  • $ arch -x86_64 $SHELL
  • $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
• Install other libs by Homebrew to default path(/usr/local/Cellar)
  • $ brew install libftdi libyaml