EVBQE128 Freescale, EVBQE128 Datasheet
EVBQE128
Specifications of EVBQE128
EVBQE128 Summary of contents
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... EVBQE128 Evaluation Board for Freescale Flexis QE128 User’s Manual ...
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... EVBQE128 Evaluation Board for Freescale Flexis QE128 Microcontrollers (80-Pin LQFP) User’s Manual Copyright © 2007 SofTec Microsystems Revision 1.1 ® DC01355 ...
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... THEREOF. Trademarks SofTec Microsystems™ and the SofTec Microsystems logo are trademarks of SofTec Microsystems S.p.A. Freescale™ and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ...
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Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Overview 5 1.2 Package Contents 5 1.3 Supported Devices 5 1.4 Recommended Reading 5 2 Hardware Features 7 2.1 Evaluation Board Features 7 2.2 microDART Interface 8 2.2.1 Hot Plug- Software Setup 11 ...
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Troubleshooting 31 9.1 USB Driver Problems 31 9.2 Communication Problems between the PC and the Demo Board 31 9.3 Problems with RS-232 Communication 31 Page 4 ...
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... The EVBQE128 Evaluation Board has been designed for the evaluation, demonstration and debugging of the Freescale Flexis QE128 Microcontrollers (MC9S08QE128 and MCF51QE128). The EVBQE128 can be used as a standalone application or can be controlled by a host PC via its built-in microDART™ interface. 1.2 Package Contents The EVBQE128 package includes the following items: The EVBQE128 evaluation board ...
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... Hardware Features 2.1 Evaluation Board Features The EVBQE128 board features “MCU” section containing: An 80-pin LQFP socket accepting either the MC9S08QE128 or the MCF51QE128 microcontroller; A crystal oscillator, a provision for a clock module, a provision for a connector for providing an external clock source, together with jumpers to select the clock source ...
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... An “RS-232” section containing two RS-232 connectors together with a jumper to enable the RS-232 communication “SERIAL SETTINGS” section containing jumpers to select communication options prototype area 2.2 microDART Interface Thanks to the microDART in-circuit debugging firmware, CodeWarrior can send BDM commands to the target microcontroller through the USB bus. Page The EVBQE128 Evaluation Board 1 7 ...
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Additionally, when you plug the USB cable into the PC, a “virtual” COM port is automatically created and, through this port, serial data can be transferred to/from the target microcontroller. In other words, a terminal application such as HyperTerminal is ...
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Software Setup 3.1 Overview Before connecting the Evaluation Board to the PC recommended that you install CodeWarrior first, so that the appropriate USB driver will be automatically found by Windows when you connect the Evaluation Board. 3.2 ...
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Hardware Setup 4.1 First Connection The Evaluation Board is connected to a host PC through a USB port. Connection steps are listed below in the recommended flow order: 1. Install all the required system software as described in the ...
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Click the “Next >” button. 9. Windows will install the driver files to your system. At the end of the installation, the following dialog box will appear. Click the “Finish” button to exit from the “Found New Hardware Wizard” procedure. ...
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Select the “No, not this time” option and click the “Next >” button. 12. The following dialog box will appear. Click the “Next >” button. 13. Depending on your Windows settings, the following warning may appear. Page 15 ...
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Note: this warning is related to the fact that the USB driver used by i the Evaluation Board is not digitally signed by Microsoft, and Windows considers potentially malfunctioning or dangerous for the system. However, you can ...
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Operating Modes 5.1 Overview The Evaluation Board can work in two modes: “standalone” mode and “host” mode. 5.2 Standalone Mode In standalone mode connection is required. Both microcontrollers are factory programmed with the same sample application. To ...
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Host Mode In host mode the program execution is controlled by the host PC through the “USB” connector. You can use the PC to debug the application by, for example, executing the program step by step and watching how ...
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... Start CodeWarrior by selecting it in the Windows Start menu. 5. From the CodeWarrior main menu, choose “File > Open” and choose the “\Program Files\Freescale\[CodeWarrior Folder]\(CodeWarrior Examples)\HCS08\Evaluation Board Examples\EVBQE128\C\Demo\Demo.mcp”. 6. Click “Open”. The Project window will open. 7. The code of this example is contained in the “main.c” file. Double click open. ...
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... Open the project you want to convert. In this case, from the CodeWarrior main menu, choose “File > Open” and choose the “\Program Files\Freescale\[CodeWarrior Folder]\(CodeWarrior Examples)\HCS08\Evaluation Board Examples\EVBQE128\C\Demo\Demo.mcp” the project pane, click the “Change MCU/Connection” button (see below). ...
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In the tree on the left, choose the MCF51QE128 device and, on the connections list, choose “SofTec ColdFire”. Click the “Finish” button. Project conversion is done and the new project is ready to be compiled. A similar procedure may ...
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Hot Plug-In 7.1 Overview The “Hot Plug-In” feature gives you the possibility to connect to a target microcontroller that is running an application and to trace and debug the current running code without the need of a complete erase ...
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Click “Cancel”. 5. The following dialog box will appear. Click “Yes”. You will enter the debugging environment. 6. After issuing an halt command (“Run > Halt”), the Program Counter and all of the other registers are updated with the actual ...
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Jumper and Connector Settings 8.1 Jumpers Name Reference J103 J202 J204 J205 J206 ...
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Name Reference J207 J301 1 J302 1 J303 J304 J305 1 Page 26 Description/Pinout COM2 ENABLE Installed: TXD2 and RXD2 signals of the microcontroller are routed to the ...
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Name Reference J402 Description/Pinout USB TO BDM ENABLE All installed: The microDART interface is enabled (default) Not Installed: The microDART interface is disabled Page 27 ...
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Connectors Name Reference J101 J102 J201 2 1 J203 J208 ...
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Name Reference J209 J210 J401 Description/Pinout RS-232_1 Connector 1. Connected to pins Connected to pins GND 6. Connected to pins 1, 4 ...
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... Select the “Hardware” tab. 5. Click the “Device Manager” button. 6. Two “EVBQE128” devices will be shown with an exclamation mark next to it. 7. For each device, double click on it and, in the “General” tab, click the “Reinstall Driver” button. Follow the on-screen instructions. ...
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In order to communicate via the RS-232_2 COM port, you must remove the “ACMP2-ENA” and “ADP0/ACMP1+ ENA” jumpers. These pins are shared ...
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