topic Do I need KSDK in Kinetis Design Studio

Do I need KSDK

therealfreegeek — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:35:33 GMT

In the past I used CW & Processor Expert to build a framework on Coldfire MCUs for projects which worked out very successfully. Now I plan to do the same with Kinetis for a range of new projects (for the time being I do not plan to use an OS) and use PE to get up and running quickly.

Having briefly looked through a few docs for KSDK and KDS, I think I do not need to install KSDK, can someone correct me if I am wrong.

Can anyone also explain why the PE functionality appears to be duplicated in KSDK? It all seems a bit confusing.

Re: Do I need KSDK

Alice_Yang — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 01:47:39 GMT

Hello Ernest,

Which chip do you use ?

About the PE and SDK+PE ， you can consider like this : There are two frameworks PE and KSDK+PE, the two PE are difference , they have no relationship.

The former PE almost the same as the PE on CW; the KSDK+PE is a new one .

Some chips only support the KSDK , for in the future , all the kinetis chips will support the KSDK .

Hope it helps

Have a great day,

Alice

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Re: Do I need KSDK

therealfreegeek — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:13:19 GMT

Hi Alice, thanks for responding.

I will probably start with the K26. As I have many projects and the price of the MCU is not important, a super-set device would be flexible for me.

I really like the conventional PE, it is vary sad to see that it will be phased out.

Re: Do I need KSDK

Alice_Yang — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 02:23:25 GMT

Hello Ernest,

Sorry for maybe i cause misunderstanding to you .

The KSDK also can through configure the PE to development :

Hope it helps

Have a great day,
Alice