Application Development Environment Setup

1 Install DevEco Studio

Recommended version: DevEco Studio 5.1.0 Release

  1. Download link: https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/cn/download/deveco-studio
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  1. Extract devecostudio-windows-5.1.0.828SP1.zip Open devecostudio-windows-5.1.0.828SP1 -> devecostudio-windows-5.1.0.828
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  1. Run deveco-studio-5.1.0.828SP1.exe, wait for the installation prompt to appear, and click [Next]
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  1. Select the installation location. Place it on the drive with the most free space; the example places it on the E drive. Note that you need an empty folder — this is usually filled in automatically. If it is not, you must create a new empty folder manually, otherwise an error will occur. After selecting, click [Next]
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  1. For installation options, check all of them to facilitate later development, then click [Next]
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  1. Click [Install] and wait for the installation to complete
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  1. The following display indicates the installation is complete
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  1. You can now see the DevEco Studio shortcut on the desktop.
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2 Create a Project in DevEco Studio

  1. Double-click the DevEco Studio shortcut icon on the desktop
  2. You will see its declarations. Click [Agree] here to indicate that you agree
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  1. You will then enter the following interface. Create a project to enter the project interface
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  1. Select Application for application development (this article takes application development as an example; Atomic Service corresponds to atomic service development). Select the "Empty Ability" template and click Next to proceed to the next configuration step
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  1. Enter the project configuration interface. Modify the project storage path, project name, and compatible SDK version. Keep the other parameters as default and click Finish to create the project. Note: The board-side API version of the M-K1 development board is API 12, so select 5.0.0(12) for Compatible SDK
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  1. The project initialization interface is shown below. Wait until the statement in the red box is output in the Build status bar at the bottom, which means initialization is complete:
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3 Configure the SDK in DevEco Studio

  1. Select File -> Settings from the menu bar
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  1. In the Settings window, select OpenHarmony SDK, select the SDK installation location, then check API Version 12 to download all related content for API Version 12, and click [Apply] to download.
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Here we use API Version 11 as an example, because API Version 12 has already been downloaded.

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  1. After clicking [Apply], a Confirm Change popup will appear. Click [OK]
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  1. Wait for the SDK download to complete
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  1. When [Finish] becomes highlighted, the download is complete. Click [Finish]
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4 Configure the Chinese Language Plugin in DevEco Studio

  1. Select File -> Settings from the menu bar
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  1. Select Plugins, then select Installed within Plugins
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  1. Enter "Chinese" in the search box, then check Chinese(Simplified), and click [OK]
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  1. A DevEco Studio and Plugin Updates popup will appear. Click [Restart] to restart the application, and you will see the project interface change to Chinese
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