(NOTE: this document gets constantly updated with new information) =============================================================================== Release Notes and News: Kinetis Design Studio V1.1.0 Version Date: 05-Aug-2014 ===============================================================================   Greetings, The Kinetis Design Studio is a complimentary (free of charge) IDE and tool chain to develop, build and debug embedded applications for Freescale Kinetis Devices. It is based on open source software including Eclipse, GNU compiler and GDB Debugger. The Kinetis Design Studio is offered for free, and support for it is provided through this Freescale Kinetis Design Studio Community Forum.   Setup Files and Installation The software can be downloaded from the download section here: Kinetis Design Studio Integrated Development |Freescale. Currently, installation files are provided for Windows 7/8 (.exe) and Ubuntu 32-bit (.deb). NOTE: Installation files for RedHat/Centos (.rpm) have not been released yet, but we expect either a workaround or a fix shortly. NOTE: To have the full device support (e.g. KV31 devices) and Kintetis SDK support, you have to install the Kinetis SDK and install the KDS Eclipse update in <sdk installation>\tools\eclipse_update.   Documentation and Release Notes The documentation page on http://www.freescale.com/kds hosts several documents: Fact Sheet: Information about Kinetis Design Studio User Guide: Installation and Setup, first steps with Kinetis Design Studio Porting Guide: How to port applications from CodeWarrior to Kinetis Design Studio. Release Notes: Information about device support, known issues and workarounds. As the information and release notes are constantly updated, an update of the infomation is provided in the "Release Note Update" section below. Migrating from KDS V1.0.1 (Beta) to KDS V1.1.0 If you have the beta version installed, there is no need to uninstall it. Uninstall it once you migrated everything from the beta to the V1.1.0. If you have a workspace or projects from the beta version, it is recommended that you start with a new workspace (do not share a workspace between different versions!). You should be able to migrate 'normal' projects easily. However, Kinetis SDK projects will not be able to be migrated easily, because there has been a lot of changes. If you are migrating a Kinetis SDK project, then the best advice is to create a new project with KDS V1.1.0 and then move your own files over.   Release Note Updates and News This section contains updates and news after publication of the release notes: 05-Aug-14: Installation for RedHat/Centos 32-bit: the installation files are on hold right now. Watch for an annoucement in this community forum. 05-Aug-14: OpenOCD for FRDM-K22F board: KDS does not support OpenOCD for the K22F on these boards yet. Instead, a Segger (see FRDM-K22F: Debugging with Segger J-Link OpenSDAv2.1 Firmwarehttp://www.segger.com/opensda.html) or P&E debug application can be used until there will be an OpenOCD update for KDS. Watch for an announcement in this community forum.   Thanks for using the Kinetis Design Studio!   =========================================================================== Freescale, the Freescale logo, Kinetis, Processor Expert are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. ARM is the registered trademark of ARM Limited. (c) 2014 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. ===========================================================================   Freescale Community Forum: https://community.freescale.com/community/kinetis-design-studio

KDS V1.0.1 (beta) is using the GNU 4.8.0 toolchain, while the latest and greatest from ARM Inc. on launchpad is the 4.8.2 GCC ARM Embedded.   KDS V1.0.1 (beta) is using an older newlib nano which requires at least 400 bytes of HEAP memory. This is an issue for smaller Kinetis devices (e.g. less than 2 KByte of RAM). It is possible to switch the tool chain and libraries in KDS to the 4.8.4 (or later) from ARM/launchpad.   The following article describes the details and steps to use a different toolchain than the default one: http://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/07/11/switching-arm-gnu-tool-chain-and-libraries-in-kinetis-design-studio/ Basically it means to put the GCC ARM Embedded into a special folder inside KDS. That article explains as well the differences between the original KDS tool chain and the GCC ARM Embedded one.

Reaction game in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board's LCD screen and the two switches, SW1 and SW3, to create a reaction testing game. Hold the board with both of your thumbs above the two switches. After "rdy" (ready) appears, the screen will either display "left", "righ" (right), or "both" and you must press the appropriate button(s). It will then display your reaction time in milliseconds. You initially get 1000ms to react, this decreases by 25ms for every point you score to a minimum of 500ms. 1 point is given per correct response. If you do not react fast enough, or press the wrong button(s), you lose the game. Once you lose, your score will be displayed and then the game will reset back at "rdy" with the 1000ms time to react.   Issues: You can cheat by pressing both buttons every time, this will not work 100% of the time though.

Light Intensity in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board's LCD screen to display light intensity. The LCD will display light intensity taken from the light sensor.

Temperature in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board's LCD screen to display temperature. The LCD will display temperature data taken from the magnetometer in degrees Celsius. Data is read every 500ms as this lowers flickering when between temperatures.   Updates:   After initially submitting this project after having it working, I tried to load it up and found out the temperature not displaying correctly. After much trial and error I managed to find out that not initializing the magnetometer was causing the issues, even though it was not the previous day! Have edited the project to add in the initialization just in case it causes anyone else errors.

Accelerometer in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board's LCD screen to display accelerometer data. The LCD will initially display the accelerometer data for the X axis. Pressing SW3 will toggle between displaying other axis. A timer has also been included from my previous project. Pressing the SW1 at any time will reset the timer back to 0.   Sections of code taken from an example project found at: https://github.com/ErichStyger/mcuoneclipse/tree/master/Examples/FRDM-KL46Z/FRDM-KL46Z_Demo

LCD Timer in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board's LCD screen as a timer. The LCD will display minutes and seconds from 00:00 to 99:59, before resetting to 00:00.   Sections of code taken from an example project found at: https://github.com/ErichStyger/mcuoneclipse/tree/master/Examples/FRDM-KL46Z/FRDM-KL46Z_Demo

This is a list of tutorials about using the Kinetis SDK with either Kinetis Design Studio or Eclipse Kepler and the GNU ARM build tools. They use the FRDM-K64F board, but any other board/microcontroller supported by the Kinetis SDK can be used.   Project creation and Startup code:  Tutorial: DIY Kinetis SDK Project with Eclipse – Startup | MCU on Eclipse Board configuration: Tutorial: DIY Kinetis SDK Project with Eclipse – Board Configuration | MCU on Eclipse

USB Keyboard in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board as a USB keyboard input. A red LED will flash while not connected as a USB keyboard, and green LED will flash when it is. Switch SW3 will type 'SW3 Pressed' and switch SW1 will type 'SW1 Pressed' In Application.c is commented out example code for pressing print screen and control+alt+delete.   Sections of code taken from http://mcuoneclipse.com/2013/06/30/using-the-frdm-kl25z-as-usb-keyboard/

USB Mouse in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the accelerometer on a FRDM-MKL46Z256VLL4 board to control a USB mouse input. A red LED will flash while not connected as a USB mouse, and green LED will flash when it is. SW1 will right click. SW3 will left click.   Sensitivity of the mouse can be changed by altering the HIDM1_Move command in main.c   Sections of code taken from: - http://mcuoneclipse.com/2012/09/21/tutorial-accelerating-the-kl25z-freedom-board/ - http://mcuoneclipse.com/2013/08/01/using-the-frdm-kl25z-as-a-usb-mouse-device/

Blinking the LED in KDS   Description:   This is a small project made in KDS on a FRDM-MK64FN1M0VLL12 board. The blue LED toggles off and on every second, controlled by a timed interrupt.

Accelerometer in KDS Description:   This is a small project made in KDS using the accelerometer on a FRDM-MK64FN1M0VLL12 board. The blue LED is on when the board is flat or upside down The red LED is on when the board is on its side The green LED is on when the board is on its nose or tail   Sections of code taken from http://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/05/26/tutorial-data-logger-with-the-frdm-k64f-board/

Writing to Acceleometer data to SD Card in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MK64FN1MOVLL12 board to write the Accelerometer data to an SD Card. Every second, the time and the value of the variables x, y and z taken from the Accelerometer will be written to an SD Card. They will be written in a log.txt file, which will be created if it does not exist. The LED will flash green every second when writing. In case of an error, the LCD will flash red every second.   Sections of code taken from http://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/05/26/tutorial-data-logger-with-the-frdm-k64f-board/   Issues:   Time will always begin at 17:51:31 after being flashed. This is due to it being set as such at TmDt1_Init.

Writing to SD Card in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-MK64FN1M0VLL12 board to write to SD Card. Every second, the time and the value of the variables x, y and z will be written to an SD Card. They will be written in a log.txt file, which will be created if it does not exist. x, y and z are set to 1, 2, and 3 by default.   Sections of code taken from http://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/05/26/tutorial-data-logger-with-the-frdm-k64f-board/   Issues:   Time will always begin at 17:51:31 after being flashed. This is due to it being set as such at TmDt1_Init.

Based on Erich's HID Mouse tutorial, this is a simple HID compliant Air Mouse, with the pointer being controlled using the onboard accelerometer.     A full Tutorial on how to make this project is available inside the Zip under "Simple Air Mouse on a FRDM KL25Z.pdf". It aims to fully explain the process of building the project in KDS, how to set up the board for HID interaction and how to setup the accelerometer.   Thanks go to Erich Styger for the original tutorial and insight, along with his incredibly handy component library.   If i've been confusing or have forgotten to note something (as I no doubt will have), please don't be afraid to message in to let me know and i'll update the relevant files.

USB Keyboard in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the FRDM-KL25Z128M4 board as a USB keyboard input. The LED will flash red while not connected as a USB keyboard, and flash green when it is. The reset button will press the print screen button. The reset button can be configured to press any possible key as long as they are correctly #defined. Use http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/Hut1_11.pdf as a reference for keys. Strings may also be output, see the commented out H1DK1_SendStr call in main.c for an example.   Sections of code taken from http://mcuoneclipse.com/2013/06/30/using-the-frdm-kl25z-as-usb-keyboard/

USB Mouse in KDS   Description:   A project made in KDS using the accelerometer on a FRDM-KL25Z128M4 board to control a USB mouse input. The LED will flash red while not connected as a USB mouse, and flash green when it is. The reset button will left click.   Sensitivity of the mouse can be changed by altering the HIDM1_Move command in main.c Reset button can be changed from left to right click by altering comments in main.c   Sections of code taken from: - http://mcuoneclipse.com/2012/09/21/tutorial-accelerating-the-kl25z-freedom-board/ - http://mcuoneclipse.com/2013/08/01/using-the-frdm-kl25z-as-a-usb-mouse-device/

This project is a re-build of Yayra Kwaku Adugu's E14 project, now built in KDS. The project allows the FRDM KL25Z to utilise an external E14 sensor board for accellerometer, magnetometer and pressure sensor, printing data to terminal.   Unfortunately this project runs afoul of a printf bug in KDS and not all printf calls will display properly. More information/examples of this bug can be seen at Re: printf() weirdness - Using printf() with ConsoleIO and TeraTerm via OpenSDA - issues   Hopefully if/when the printf implementation is fixed in KDS, the project should work fine and display data to terminal.   Project Info: Board used: MKL25Z128VLK4 Terminal Baud Rate: 9600

Accelerometer in KDS   Description:   This is a small project made in KDS using the accelerometer on a FRDM-KL25Z128M4 board. The program outputs the 3D position of the board to a terminal, such as Tera Term at 9600 baud. PWMs are also used, their intensity is dependent on the offset from the zero position. The red LED intensity increases with X offset. The blue LED intensity increases with Y offset. Simply press any key to begin data output.   Sections of code taken from http://mcuoneclipse.com/2012/09/21/tutorial-accelerating-the-kl25z-freedom-board/   Issues:   There seem to be 'dead zones' while the board is tilted towards a corner. The terminal will not output anything while in a 'dead zone'.   There will be a constant flicker of the LED even when the board is flat. This is due to the accelerometer occasionally outputting 1 even when the board is static.

The project attached is a simple bare metal project for the FRDM-KL25 using the new Kinetis Design Studio. All the information about KDS can be found in:   Kinetis Design Studio Kinetis Design Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)   The project configures the board to run in PEE mode at 48 MHz. UART0, which is connected to the SDA virtual serial port, is used in Interrupt mode.   The application echoes what is written in the terminal and when the letter r, g or b is entered the RGBleds change respectively (red, green or blue).   I hope this project can be useful.   Best regards.