topic Getting Started with MCF5208 in ColdFire/68K Microcontrollers and Processors

Getting Started with MCF5208

SD — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:58:12 GMT

Dear All

First of all, let me introduced myself. I am recent graduate in field of Electronics and working as Junior Engineer. As a part of Job i have been given task to evaluate a Kit for Coldfire microprocessor MCF5208. Its a Quebec Badge Evaluation kit for Ethernet and 32 bit Solution. I got this kit from future electronics.

I need some help as to getting started with kit.

Although the kit has bootloader loaded into flash which allow, serial and IP communication kit, i want to start writing some code myself. The first thing i want to do is write my own code which allow me communicate with the kit serially.

Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Getting Started with MCF5208

J2MEJediMaster — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:04:46 GMT

If the product came with a software tools CD, then you'll want to install the tools and then try to get the example programs provided on the disc to download and execute on the board. That will get you comfortable the mechanics of the build-download-debug cycle. Next, take a close look at the example programs. Often they show how to initialize and use certain processor components. That should help get you started.

---Tom

Re: Getting Started with MCF5208

SD — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:24:18 GMT

Thanks for the suggestions.

I did receive a CD with Codewarrior Special Edition V6.3 but thats all i have. I dont have any examples or anything. The cd does have a firmware image but no example software codes. Is there any way i can get some examples.

Also I used the Coldfire quick start guide which came with CD to understand how the Code warrior works. Now i have a confusion. Its tell us how to build a new project. But when it ask to choose the project stationary, the guide says to choose MCF52235EVB group in project stationary list. Any reason why it does that? should not it say to choose MCF5208EVB as my targer processor is MCF5208. Any explanation on this matter will be highly appreciated.

Regards

Re: Getting Started with MCF5208

J2MEJediMaster — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:53:29 GMT

The CodeWarrior installation should have generated a folder called (CodeWarrior_Examples) or something similar within the CodeWarrior directory. Unless you had the CodeWarrior installer program install the bare minimum on your computer. You'll need to run the installer again and have it install the example programs.

The Quickstart documentation might be using a general example. If you see MCF5208EVB in the project stationery list, by all means choose it instead.

---Tom

Re: Getting Started with MCF5208

SD — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:53:17 GMT

Thanks Tom

Getting back to writing code for serial comms for a start what are the steps involved. My understanding is

1) Initialise UART

2) Write routine to receive a character

3) write routine to send a character.

am i right or i am just talking rubbish.

Regards