Download CodeWarrior for HCS08 on Windows 7 (32-bit)

jes · ‎10-09-2015

We've developed products previously with CodeWarrior on a Windows XP platform. We've migrated to Windows 7 (on a 32-bit machine). We're trying to download a version of CodeWarrior so that we can augment a prior product. Trying to do so via your website and I'd have to say it's pretty much a mess. The method of doing so is apparently lost in a convoluted presentation. Please help us to download a version so that we can resume development. Any attempts to download gave absolutely no feedback why nothing was proceeding.

Alice_Yang · ‎10-11-2015

Hello Joseph,

The CW10.6 support Windows 2 (32bit), you can download it here :

CodeWarrior for Microcontrollers-Eclipse IDE|Freescale

Hope it helps

Have a great day,
Alice

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jes · ‎10-12-2015

Alice,

That's the problem. When I visit that link, it offers the following:

Therefore, the installation order should be the following (if an item exists in any category).

MCU 10.x Update (General Update)
MCU 10.x Compiler Update
MCU 10.x Processor Expert Update
MCU 10.x RTOS Plug-in Update
Device-specific service pack
Device-specific Processor Expert Update

Then goes on to list a number of files that can be checked to download, with various flavors on each. How would I know which one is the correct one? I tried initially to just check the first one offered, ie General Update CodeWarrior for MCU 10.6.4-5, clicked on Download Selected Files, preparing to follow the suggested, but vague, enumerated list 1-6 above, which opened up a download box but which then did not proceed or offer any feedback on the failure. I then checked all the boxes, not knowing whether I was bypassing the 'installation order' described above but did so anyway and downloaded all files. That proceeded but now I have a bunch of files, none of which are clearly identified as the installer. Doesn't describe difference between offline and online versions either. Maybe it's clear to someone who is intimately familiar in the creation of these files which is the correct one(s), but how otherwise would someone unfamiliar be able to proceed confidently that the installation will complete correctly or to even know what a correct installation might ultimately look like? Have you no scripted files that avoids the user having to know all the details of the installation process?

We're trying to augment an existing product created with an earlier version of CodeWarrior (pre-integration of all MCUs) for the HCS08 on Windows XP. We currently have CodeWarrior installed on target Windows 7 machine used primarily for ColdFire MCU. This version doesn't appear to be the multiple MCU platform and it identifies itself in the About as IDE Version 5.9.0. I wouldn't want an integrated MCU CodeWarrior platform to step on any existing projects for the ColdFire, as has (disastrously) happened in the past when installing newer versions of CodeWarrior for different MCUs. Does the integrated multiple MCU version of CodeWarrior avoid clashing with already existing CodeWarrior IDEs?

Please, if you can, provide more details on installation process and answer to questions above.

Alice_Yang · ‎10-12-2015

Hello ,

Sorry i can not find you said the six lists on my side, and do you want develop the HCS08 chip on WIN7 - 32bit, if yes , i recommend you use CW10.6.

And about how to download it , please do step by step as i say below :

The online and offline are the same , while i recommend you use the offline , for maybe there is some problem with network problem .

Does you have problem refer to the procedure ? If yes, please screenshot to me which step have question.

BR

Alice

jes · ‎10-13-2015

Alice,

Thanks for the reply. I've managed to get a little further in the installation by having searched on-line and found a link. However, it ends up in the same place as before which is, as I've stated, just guesswork since you have to choose from a list of available files to download (rather than the preferable one-click to download the proper files that was suggested by a response to another user I found on the web). Anyway, I 'guessed' on the files necessary, selecting all but the offline editions, and downloaded. Among the files were two .exe files, CodeWarrior for Microcontrollers (Windows Hosted, Eclipse based) v10.6.4 Online.exe and CodeWarrior for Microcontrollers (Windows Hosted, Eclipse based) v10.6 Online.exe, neither of which were identified as the installer. I clicked on the v10.6.4 .exe anyway and then selected the HCS08, ColdFire and Kinetis components for download. The installation proceeded but has thus far been over an hour and still hasn't completed. As it installs, there is a significant amount of time where no feedback is provided on the progress bar nor does any text appear to ensure that installation is indeed proceeding. You might want to give the user some estimates of the time to install and feedback since it otherwise appears as though the installation process has 'hung'.

At any rate, the install finally completed and CodeWarrior IDE appears to be operable using the old project file (required conversion by CW at start) used with earlier version of CW on Windows XP platform.

Thanks for your help.