> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mx-motion.gitbook.io/tutorial/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mx-motion.gitbook.io/tutorial/readme/building-the-code.md).

# Building the code

## Download the source code from repo

* The STM32 project is on the main branch of the imu\_firmware repo:\
  👉 [Firmware Repo](https://github.com/leelili444/imu_firmware)
* Double click the project file ".cproject" and STM32CubeIDE will be launched.

## Build and upload

* Click menu "Project->Build All" to build the project.
* Connect ST-Link V2 to the board
* Click menu "Run->Debug" will launch the Debug mode.
* Click menu "Run->Run" will build and upload the firmware via ST-Link.

![Opened MX Motion Project in STM32CubeIDE](https://1184299001-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFbNqahavkKgWcbDQvSbS%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c23031a9ea72288b4c8e0b634701317659b139b2%2Fimage-5.png?alt=media)

## GUI support

The default GUI is developed using Julia language. Please refer to [MX Motion Julia GUI](https://github.com/leelili444/Tutorial/blob/master/getting-started/getting-started/mx-motion-gui-julia.md) for setup and code structure of the GUI.

Julia has better performance than Python in handling high frequency serial data. If you prefer Python, please refer to [MX Motion Python GUI](https://github.com/leelili444/Tutorial/blob/master/getting-started/getting-started/mx-motion-gui-python.md) for setup and code structure of the Python GUI.

Plan to support both Julia and Python GUI for different user preferences in the scheduled future.