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Windows Installation Instructions

To develop for PX4 on Windows, follow the instructions in Windows Cygwin Toolchain.

The Cygwin toolchain supports building for NuttX/Pixhawk and jMAVSim simulator targets. If you want to build for other targets, consider setting up a dual boot system with Ubuntu Linux.

Additional Tools

After setting up the build/simulation toolchain, see Additional Tools for information about other useful "general development" tools.

Next Steps

Once you have finished setting up the environment, continue to the build instructions.

Other Windows Toolchains

There are a number of other legacy/alternative solutions that may be of interest to some developers. A comparison of the options is provided below.

The Cygwin Toolchain is the only one that is supported by the PX4 dev team. It is regularly tested as part of our continuous integration system and is known to be better performing than the other alternatives.

Cygwin Toolchain (Supported) Virtual Machine Toolchain Bash on Windows Toolchain
Installation MSI installer or Script Script Script
Native binary execution yes no no
Performance ++ -- -
ARM Targets ++ (quick) + (VM USB) +
Simulation jMAVSim ++ + +
Simulation gazebo - (not yet) + (slow) + (slow)
Support + ++ (Linux) +/-
Comments
  • New in 2018
  • Slim setup
  • Portable
  • Full Linux features
  • CPU & RAM intensive
  • Disk space intensive
  • Simulation UI is a "hack".
  • Windows 10 only
  • Essentially a VM

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