Hi, Manvika
I think you can test your board according following steps.
1. Connect freedom board to PC. And find which COM port freedom board use(my board is COM26).
2. Then open HyperTerminal and set baudrate 115200 and no hardware control. Other settings keep default value.
3. Run sample code in IDE and set a breakpoint at ISR routine.
4. Then you can see print message on HyperTerminal.
5. When you press key, you can receive this key value in your ISR.
Hope my reply can help you.
Best Regards
Paul