I have download Kinetis SDK 1.3.0 Mainline - Windows.exe and installed it. It completes and says it was installed but I cannot find a desktop icon, a listing in the applications, or even find I program that I can identify as an executable. I am at a loss on how to proceed. Thanks for your help.
Hi Steven,
after installation you will see folder KSDK 1.3.0 in your path. By default C:\Freescale\KSDK_1.3.0
In the folder you will find the examples, which you can execute in any IDE.
Please, can you confirm it?
Best Regards,
Iva
Thanks for your answer Iva. My problem was confusion with the Kinetis software tool names. To a total beginner Kinetis Design Studio (KDS) or Kinetis Software Design Studio (KSDS) is not identifiably different from Kinetis Software Design Kit (KSDK) or Software Design Kit (SDK). When you do a google search on either you get responses that are a mix of both.
I would recommend a more descriptive name for the software design kit, something significantly different from the design studio name. Perhaps Processor Characterization Module.
Regards, Steve
Hi Steve,
I fully understand, that the names are so similar and is very confusing for beginner to orient in these shortcuts.
For short clarification:
KDS (Kinetis Design Studio) is Integrated Development Environment for Kinetis MCUs. For question about KDS, please contact us here Kinetis Design Studio
KSDK (Kinetis Software Development Kit) is a package of hardware abstraction layer and drivers for each peripheral, USB and connectivity stacks, middleware, real-time operating systems and example applications designed to simplify and accelerate application development on Kinetis MCUs.
contact us here Kinetis Software Development Kit
KSDK contents a lot of examples, which you can modify in KDS (also in IAR, MDK, makefiles support with GCC (ARM GCC), Atollic).
Anyway... thank you for your feedback, I will pass it to Marketing Team.
I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Iva