FRDM-KE02Z40M and CodeWarrior

[Circuit_Man]

Hi Community,

I am new to using NXP (Freescale) 32-bit micros. Do I need CodeWarrior (and which version) to write and flash code into the FRDM-KE02Z40M board?

Thanks.

[victorjimenez]

Hello, 

As Mark already mentioned, CodeWarrior is an old IDE. Instead, I would recommend you use MCUXpresso IDE, which unlike CodeWarrior, it's completely free. 

Link to the MCUXpresso IDE webpage. 

Have a great day,

Victor

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[mjbcswitzerland]

Hi

Your processor/board can be used with various IDEs but CodeWarrior is a rather old one that is no longer officially supported, which means that it is probably best to use a more modern one.
You can try the open source uTasker project that supports your processor/board with almost any IDE rather than being restricted to the ones that NXP presently supports:
https://github.com/uTasker/uTasker-Kinetis
Compliers/IDEs: https://www.utasker.com/kinetis/compilers.html

It is also possible to program the FRDM boards simply by dragging and dropping binary files onto the external hard drive that appears when their USB is connected.
There are various binaries and a boot loader for your board at these links that can be used:
- https://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE02Z.html
- https://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE02Z40M.html

You can also use the uTasker FRDM-KE02Z40M simulator to write, test and debug code for the processor/board before it arrives and then you can drop it onto the HW to see it running physically.

Regards

Mark
[uTasker project developer for Kinetis and i.MX RT]
Contact me by personal message or on the uTasker web site to discuss professional training, solutions to problems or product development requirements