Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture v2.1 Update 13          What is new? Integrated Radar SDK RTM 1.5.0 (replacing 1.4.0) This is a cumulative update - it includes all the content of previous updates (Update 1,Update 2, Update 7, Update 8, Update 10, Update 12)   Installation instructions The update is available for online installation (via S32DS Extensions and Updates) or offline installation (direct download link)  installation:  go to menu "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates" dialog  select from available items and click "Install/Update" button offline installation:   go to S32 Design Studio for Power product page -> Downloads section or use direct link to download the update archive zip file      Start S32 Design Studio and go to "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates", then click 'Go to Preferences' link And add a new site "Add..." repository and browse to select the downloaded update archive zip file you downloaded in the previous step   Select the 'S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture Device Package' and 'Update with S32 SDK 3.0.2 for Power Architecture' packages and click "Install/Update" button.   This will start the update installation process.

      Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture v2.1 Update 7          What is new? Integrated S32 SDK for Power Architecture RTM 3.0.2 (see the S32 SDK release notes) This is a cumulative update - it includes all the content of previous updates (Update 1,Update 2 ) Installation instructions The update is available for online installation (via S32DS Extensions and Updates) or offline installation (direct download link)  installation:  go to menu "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates" dialog  select from available items and click "Install/Update" button offline installation:   go to S32 Design Studio for Power product page -> Downloads section or use direct link to download the update archive zip file  Start S32 Design Studio and go to "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates", then click 'Go to Preferences' link And add a new site "Add..." repository and browse to select the downloaded update archive zip file you downloaded in the previous step Select the 'S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture Device Package' and 'Update with S32 SDK 3.0.2 for Power Architecture' packages and click "Install/Update" button.   This will start the update installation process.

There are 2 methods to run; GUI, and terminal window. GUI Method 1) Make sure EVB is powered and connected to PC via USB (micro to USB) 2) Launch DDR Stress Test Tool, C:\NXP\S32DS_Vision_v2.0\utils\ddr_stresstool\DDR_Tester.exe 3) Load Image (C:\NXP\S32DS_Vision_v2.0\utils\ddr_stresstool\bin\s32v234_ddr_test.bin) 4) Load Init Script (C:\NXP\S32DS_Vision_v2.0\utils\ddr_stresstool\scripts\S32V234_LDDR2_MMDC0_2Gb.inc) 5) Select COM port 6) Press Download, then wait for it to complete. (may temporarily show 'not responding') 7) In 32bit Memory Read/Write section, enter address 80000000 in ADDR field. 😎 Change SIZE to 32 WORD 9) Click Read 10) See results 11) In DDR Stress Test section, enter 533 in both Start Freq and End Freq fields 12) Click Stress Test 13) See results 14) Results can be saved (C:\NXP\S32DS_Vision_v2.0\utils\ddr_stresstool\log) Terminal window Method (JTAG) This checks what settings are already uploaded in MMDC module 1) Make sure EVB is powered and connected to PC via PEMicro (Universal Multilink) or Lauterbach AND via USB cable. 2) In S32DS, create a simple project a. File->New->S32DS Application Project b. Enter name 'test' c. Select S32V234 Cortex-A53 d. Next e. Uncheck boxes for cores 2-4 f. Finish 3) Setup debug configuration a. Run->Debug Configurations… b. Select test_A53_1_PNE c. Change C/C++ Application to C:\NXP\S32DS_Vision_v2.0\utils\ddr_stresstool\ddr-test-uboot-jtag-s32v234.elf d. Select Debugger tab e. Click Advanced Options f. Check box for Enable initialization script g. Browse to find C:\NXP\S32DS_Vision_v2.0\eclipse\plugins\com.pemicro.debug.gdbjtag.pne_3.1.3.201709051622\win32\gdi\P&E\supportFiles_ARM\NXP\S32Vxxx\S32V234M100_DDR.mac h. OK 4) Click Debug. You will see error message indicating the source file could not be found. This is expected. 5) Open terminal (such as PuTTY.exe) and connect a serial line using the USB port you have connected to the EVB, speed set to 115200, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity or flow control. 6) Click Resume in S32DS Debugger. 7) In terminal window, you will see the test script has started. 😎 Select the MMDC channel (for example, enter 1 for MMDC1) 9) Select the DDR density (for example, enter 6 for 32MB) 10) Enter 'n' to decline the DDR Calibration 11) Enter 'y' to accept the DDR Stress Test 12) Enter Start and End frequencies (for example, enter 533, as was done in GUI method) 13) Enter 0 to run only once 14) See the results

      Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture v2.1 Update 2          What is new? Integrated S32 SDK RTM-SR 3.0.1 (see the S32 SDK release notes) This is a cumulative update - it includes all the content of previous updates (Update 1 ) Installation instructions The update is available for online installation (via S32DS Extensions and Updates) or offline installation (direct download link)  installation:  go to menu "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates" dialog  select from available items and click "Install/Update" button offline installation:   go to S32 Design Studio for Power product page -> Downloads section or use direct link to download the update archive zip file  Start S32 Design Studio and go to "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates", then click 'Go to Preferences' link And add a new site "Add..." repository and browse to select the downloaded update archive zip file you downloaded in the previous step Select the 'RSDK 1.3.0 for S32R274 and S32R372' package and click "Install/Update" button.   This will start the update installation process.

This short video is a presentation of DDR tool. It contains a minimum requirement and troubleshooting for starting with DDR and S32G and an initialization training for S32G2-EVB

Purpose   This document holds information about how S32 Design Studio and S32Debugger probe or PE Micro Debug probe can be used to debug applications running on NXP’s S32 family processors from the operating system perspective using FreeRTOS Kernel awareness.   Abbreviations Abbreviation Description RTOS Real Time Operating System RTD Real-Time Drivers   Background FreeRTOS is a market-leading open-source RTOS designed for microcontrollers and small microprocessors. It includes a kernel and a growing set of libraries. In S32 Design Studio, FreeRTOS Kernel awareness allows you to debug your application from the operating system perspective. Hardware Support FreeRTOS OS Awareness support in S32 Design Studio is available for: S32Z S32E S32G (Cortex-M7) -S32R45 (Cortex-M7) S32K1 S32K3 (K3xx and K396) S32M2 (S32M24x)   OS Support OSEK OS Awareness support is available only on Windows.     OS Information The FreeRTOS download includes source code for every processor port, and every demo application. Currently, FreeRTOS support is available only for single-core projects.   The core RTOS code is contained in three files, which are called tasks.c, queue.c and list.c. These three files are in the FreeRTOS/Source directory. The same directory contains two optional files called timers.c and croutine.c which implement software timer and co-routine functionality respectively. Each supported processor architecture requires a small amount of architecture specific RTOS code. This is the RTOS portable layer, and it is located in the FreeRTOS/Source/Portable/[compiler]/[architecture] sub directories, where [compiler] and [architecture] are the compiler used to create the port, and the architecture on which the port runs, respectively.    Document structure The basic workflow for setting up and managing FreeRTOS OS Awareness projects in S32 Design Studio remains consistent, irrespective of the debug probe used. The universal steps are described in “How to use FreeRTOS OS Awareness with S32 Design Studio and S32Debugger probe” section. For FreeRTOS OS Awareness projects utilizing PE Micro debug probe, only the specific considerations will be highlighted.   How to use FreeRTOS OS Awareness with S32 Design Studio and S32Debugger probe   Prerequisites Note: This HOWTo Guide describes the required steps for using FreeRTOS on a single-core example project for S32G399A Cortex-M7 in S32 Design Studio. Prerequisites might differ depending on the project hardware type.   Software environment S32 Design Studio project or example project delivered with FreeRTOS imported in S32 Design Studio Workspace S32G Development Package S32 RTD Autosar 4.4 Version 4.0.0 S32G3 RTD Autosar 4.4 Version 4.0.0 S32G FreeRTOS 10.4.6 version 4.0 Hardware environment Supported boards S32G-PROCEVB-S PCB RevX3 SCH RevB1 (Daughter Board) S32GRV-PLATEVB PCB RevA SCH RevB (Mother Board) S32G-VNP-RDB3 PCB 53060 RevC SCH RevF Connections PB_08 is controlling the LED. Debugger The debugger (S32 Debugger) must be connected to J64 20-pin JTAG Cortex Debug connector.     Project setup While in Design Studio, go to File -> New -> S32DS Project From Example  and select one of the existing single core S32 Design Studio Sample applications delivered with the NXP FreeRTOS or import your own S32 Design Studio project.       Select the desired project from the list of examples and click finish     Generating configuration Before running the example a configuration needs to be generated. First go to Project Explorer View in S32 Design Studio and right-click the current project.         Select the "S32 Configuration Tool" menu then click on the desired configuration tool (Pins, Clocks, Peripherals etc...).         Clicking on any one of those will generate all the components. Make the desired changes (if any) then click on the "S32 Configuration Tool → Update Code" button.     Building the project Select the project in the S32 Design Studio Workspace and click on Build. Clicking this button will start the build using the preset build type.    Debug configuration Click on Debug Configurations     Setup the Debug Probe Connection for the project. Select either USB or Ethernet, depending upon your hardware setup. If USB is selected, the COM port for the S32 Debug Probe will automatically be detected (unless not connected or more than one probe is connected). If Ethernet is selected, then enter either the hostname (fsl + last 6 digits of MAC address) or IP address. See ‘S32_Debug_Probe_User_Guide.pdf’ ({S32DS_installation_directory}/S32DS/tools/S32Debugger/Debugger/Docs/S32_Debug_Probe_User_Guid e.pdf) for more details on the setup of the S32 Debug Probe.      Selecting FreeRTOS OS Awareness and starting debug From the OS Awareness tab select “FreeRTOS” from the OS dropdown list and click Debug.      FreeRTOS views Navigate to go to Window -> Show View -> Other…  and select the FreeRTOS view       Using the Heap Usage, Queue List, Task List and Timer list views, Design Studio can display information about the tasks status on the target. Heap usage view     Queue List view Queues are the primary form of inter-task communications. They can be used to send messages between tasks, and between interrupts and tasks. In most cases they are used as thread safe FIFO (First In First Out) buffers with new data being sent to the back of the queue, although data can also be sent to the front.   Task List view A real time application that uses an RTOS can be structured as a set of independent tasks. Each task executes within its own context with no coincidental dependency on other tasks within the system or the RTOS scheduler itself       Timer List view A software timer (or just a 'timer') allows a function to be executed at a set time in the future. The function executed by the timer is called the timer's callback function. The time between a timer being started, and its callback function being executed, is called the timer's period. Put simply, the timer's callback function is executed when the timer's period expires. Note, a software timer must be explicitly created before it can be used. How to use FreeRTOS OS Awareness with S32 Design Studio and PE Micro Debug probe   Prerequisites Note: This HOWTo Guide describes the required steps for using FreeRTOS on a single-core example project for S32K396 Cortex-M7 in S32 Design Studio. Prerequisites might differ depending on the project hardware type.   Software environment S32 Design Studio project or example project delivered with the NXP FreeRTOS imported in S32 Design Studio Workspace S32 Design Studio 3.5.6 development package with support for S32K396 devices: SW32K39x_S32DS_3.5.6_D2309 S32K396 RTD AUTOSAR 4.4 Version 3.0.0 Code Drop 02 FreeRTOS for S32K396 version 0.8.0 Hardware environment •    Supported boards X-S32K396-BGA-DCConnections PB_08 is controlling the LED - PTH7 is controlling the LED_BLUE in X-S32K396-BGA-DC board - when HIGH LED is ON or when LOW LED is OFF •     Debugger The debugger (PE Micro Debugger) must be connected to J20 20-pin JTAG Cortex Debug connector   Project setup Go to File -> New -> S32DS Project From Example  Select the desired project from the list of examples delivered with PE Micro Debug probe support or import your own S32 Design Studio project and click finish   Generating configuration   Please refer to the steps described in the “Generating configuration” section from “How to use FreeRTOS OS Awareness with S32 Design Studio and S32Debugger probe”.   Building the project Select the project in the S32 Design Studio Workspace and click on Build. Clicking this button will start the build using the preset build type.    Debug configuration Click on Debug Configurations. Select the debug configuration associated with your current build configuration and click on the “PEmicro Debugger” tab. Verify proper interface and port and if the device is properly detected.     Selecting FreeRTOS OS Awareness and starting debug From the OS Awareness tab select “FreeRTOS” from the OS dropdown list and click Debug.      FreeRTOS views Navigate to go to Window -> Show View -> Other…  and select the FreeRTOS view Using the Heap Usage, Queue List, Task List and Timer list views, Design Studio can display information about the tasks status on the target.   Further details can be found in the “FreeRTOS views” section from “How to use FreeRTOS OS Awareness with S32 Design Studio and S32Debugger probe”         Revision history: Revision no. Revision date Description 01 Nov 2023 Created document about how to use FreeRTOS OS Awareness in S32 Design Studio with PE Micro and S32 Debug probes    

        Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio 2018.R1         Austin, Texas, USA December 28, 2018   The Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors’ Embedded Tools Team at NXP Semiconductors, is pleased to announce the release of the S32 Design Studio 2018.R1 for S32 Automotive Platform|NXP.  Major features  • NXP GCC toolchains for ARM32 and aarch64 bareboard and Linux targets  (GCC version 6.3.1 20170509, build 1574 revision g924fb68) • S32 Debug Probe support provided with S32 Debugger (support for S32V23x, RAM + FLASH) and S32 Trace tool for S32V23x • S32 Trace tool is integrated to provide software analysis features (profiling, code coverage, and other) • PEMicro® hardware debugger support provided with P&E Debugger • Lauterbach Trace32® support • S32 Flash Tool is delivered to support Flash/SD/MMC memory programming for S32V234 • S32 SDK for S32V23x 0.8.1 EAR is integrated • S32DS Extensions and Updates tool for automatic lookup and on-demand installation of software packages adding support for the NXP Arm® based processor families • S32 Configuration Tool framework (EAR6) with the Pin, Clock, Peripheral configuration tools Complete S32 Design Studio 2018.R1 release notes are available here.   Installation To download the installer please visit the S32 Design Studio product page download section or click the direct here.     The installer requires the Activation ID to be entered. You should receive a notification email including the Activation ID after the download of the installation package starts. The installer installs just the base tools/package. In order to start development it is necessary to install at least one Development package. Currently the only application package available is Vision S32V2xx  (Other packages are coming soon). The application packages are managed by S32DS Extensions and Updates. Technical Support S32 Design Studio issues are tracked through the S32DS Public NXP Community space. https://community.nxp.com/community/s32/s32ds  

The S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform supports the S32G274A device with the S32 Debugger. This document provides the details on how to setup and begin a debugging session on the S32G274A evaluation board.   Preparation Setup the software tools Install S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform Use the Extensions and Updates menu within S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform to add the S32G2xx Development Package.   Setup the hardware Confirm the setup of the S32G274A evaluation board.  Configure the JTAG. The S32G274A evaluation board supports both 10- and 20- pin JTAG connections. The default board configuration is set to 20-pin, change the position of the jumper J59 from 2-3(default)  to 1-2, if you are using the 10 Pin JTAG interface. Both are supported by the S32 Debugger and S32 Debug Probe. Connect the power supply cable Setup the S32 Debug Probe Connect the S32 Debug Probe to the evaluation board via JTAG cable. Refer to the S32 Debug Probe User Manual for installation instructions. Use the JTAG connection as was confirmed in the previous step. Connect the S32 Debug Probe to the host PC via USB OR via Ethernet (via LAN or directly connected, and configured for static IP address) and power supply connected to USB port. Launch S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform Create new or open existing project and check that it successfully builds. If creating a new project, be sure the S32 Debugger is selected in the New Project Wizard.   Procedure Open the Debug Configurations menu, then follow the steps depending on whether an S32 Debugger configuration exists for your project. If the project was created using the New Project Wizard in S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform, and the S32 Debugger was selected as the debugger, then it likely has existing debug configuration(s).     S32 Debugger Configuration(s) Exist If existing S32 Debugger configuration, proceed with probe configuration. Otherwise, skip to the next section. Below is shown the debug configuration which appears for the provided SDK example project 'hello_world_s32g275a'. The suffixes 'debug', 'ram', and 's32debugger' refer to how the project was built and the debugger the configuration is for. Select the debug configuration which corresponds to the project, build type debug, and primary core (if a multicore project) Select the Debugger tab Select the Interface (Ethernet/USB) by which the S32 Debug Probe is connected. If connected via USB and this option is selected for interface, then the COM port will be detected automatically (in the rare event where 2 or more S32 Debug Probes are connected via USB to the host PC, then it may be necessary to select which COM port is correct for the probe which is connected to the EVB) If connected via Ethernet, enter the IP address of the probe. See the S32 Debug Probe User Manual for ways to determine the IP address.   S32 Debugger Configuration(s) Do Not Exist There might be no existing debug configuration if the project is being ported from another IDE or was created to use another debugger. Select the S32 Debugger heading and click New Launch configuration (or double click on the S32 Debugger heading, or right click on the S32 Debugger heading and select New from the context menu) A new debug configuration appears with the name set to the name of the active project in the Project Explorer window(this can be set by opening a file from the project or selecting an already opened file from the project in the editor), and the build type which was used to build it. If this is not matching your intended project then it can either be modified to match or deleted and recreated after the active project has been changed to the desired project. Adjust the name of the project as desired. From the Main tab, check that the Project field is set to the correct project name, as listed in the Project Explorer, and that the C/C++ Application is set to the ELF file which was built. If the Project field is not correct, click Browse... and then select the correct project name from the list. If more than one project is open in the workspace, then each will be listed. This shows how, regardless of which project is active in the C/C++ perspective, any available workspace project could be associated. This can be useful when reusing a debug configuration from one project in another. This is not common, but if the C/C++ Application is not correct, click Search Project... and then select the correct binary file (will only work if Project field is correct and project was successfully built). Switch to the Debugger tab, Click 'Select device and core' and then select the correct core from the list. In this case, the M7_0 core is correct. If this is not the primary core, then uncheck the box next to 'Initial core'. This is done only for multi-core projects for the non-boot cores. This causes the scripts to skip the initialization of the core as the boot core will launch the other cores so additional initialization will not be required. Select the Interface (Ethernet/USB) by which the S32 Debug Probe is connected. If connected via USB and this option is selected for interface, then the COM port will be detected automatically (in the rare event where 2 or more S32 Debug Probes are connected to the host PC, then it may be necessary to select which COM port is correct for the probe which is connected to the EVB) If connected via Ethernet, enter the IP address of the probe. See the S32 Debug Probe User Manual for ways to determine the IP address. Click Apply Click Debug. This will launch the S32 Debugger. When the debugger has been successfully started, the Debug perspective is opened and the application is executed until a breakpoint is reached on the first line in main().    

A typical debug session will begin by downloading code to Flash and then debugging from main() onwards. However, to explore an already running system a debug connection (attach) can be made to the target MCU without affecting the code execution (at least until the user chooses to halt the MCU!).   Note: Source level debug of a running target is only possible if the sources of the project to be attached exactly match the binary code running on the target.   Click the (Debug As) button on the toolbar, then click Debug Configurations from the drop-down menu. In the left pane of the Debug Configurations dialog box, expand the debugging interface specified in the project settings and click the required launch configuration. After you click the configuration in the left pane, the configuration settings appear in the right pane grouped in tabs. PEmicro Select the Startup tab, then set the ‘Attach to Running Target’ check box as below: When a debug connection is made, the target will continue running until it is paused.   SEGGER J-Link Select the Debugger tab, then set the ‘Connect to running target’ check box as below: Unfortunately, this feature currently not supported.

Trace functionality is supported in the S32 Debugger for A53 as well as M7 cores on the S32G, RAM-target builds. With Trace, you can record some execution data on an application project and then review it to determine the actions and data surrounding an event of interest.   This document outlines the method to begin using Trace on the S32G2xx device. We start by creating a project on which to execute the trace, however, you may start at step 2, if you are starting with an existing project. Please note, you will need to have debug configurations for the S32 Debugger setup for each core which you intend to capture trace. If you do not already have such configurations, you may copy them from another project and adapt them to the new project as shown in HOWTO: Add a new debugger configuration to an existing project.   Create a new application project, selecting the 'S32G274A_Rev2 Cortex-A53', or the M7 variant. For this example, we are using the A53 screenshots and 'S32 Debugger' options.      There should now be 4 new application projects in your workspace. One for each A53 core. The first core of the S32G274A, A53_0_0, is also a possible boot core, so this project will have build configurations for RAM and FLASH. The other A53 cores (0_1, 1_0, 1_1) will not. Build all projects for Debug_RAM and check that they build clean before proceeding. Building the A53_0_0 project will build all projects and the resulting ELF file will contain the output of all 4. Open 'Debug Configurations...' and select the 'Debug_RAM' configuration for the first core (A53_0_0_Debug_RAM_S32Debug). Switch the initialization from the default s32g2xx_generic_bareboard.py script to s32g2xx_generic_bareboard_all_cores.py in order to make the trace modules accessible. Select the 'Debugger' tab. Enter the Debug Probe Connection settings as appropriate for your hardware setup. Click Apply. Now select the Launch Group configuration for 'Debug_RAM'. It is important to use the launch group to start the debug for each core, not just because it makes it easier, but also because it is necessary to allow for some delay after the first A53 core is started before bringing the other A53 cores from reset to debug state. Press Debug Once the code is loaded to the target and the debugger has started each core and executed to the first line within main(), then it is ready to perform any of the standard debug functions including Trace. Trace does not start automatically, it must be turned on before it will start logging data. To do this, it is necessary to add the view 'Trace Commander'. It can be found by either Window -> Show View -> Other, then search for 'Trace Commander' or enter 'Trace Commander' in the Quick Access field of the toolbar and select Trace Commander from the list. The Trace Commander view will show in the panel with the Console, Problems, etc. Double-click on the tab to enlarge it.  From the dropdown with the XML configuration files, select one matching your debug project name. A configuration is generated if none is present for your debug launch the first time you open it in the debug configuration view. Click on the configure button to change settings.   Click on the Advanced Trace Generators configuration button   For each core to be logged, set the associated ELF file. Select the core, click Add, then '...', and select the elf file for that core. It is recommended to disable all cores that are not required to be traced, as they may funnel in the same buffer, occupying the limited memory. Select Data Streams. Now it is possible to change how the data is captured. Since the buffers have finite memory, they can be set to collect data until full, or to overwrite. If set to One buffer, the data will be collected until the buffer is full, then data collection stops. It is useful to gather data when starting logging from a breakpoint to gather data during execution of a specific section of code. If set to Overwrite, the data collection continues and starts overwriting itself once the buffer is full. This is useful when trying to gather data prior to a breakpoint triggered by a condition.    To turn on the Trace logging, click on the 'Close this trace stream' button. The Trace is now enabled. To collect trace data, the cores must be executing. First double-click the Trace Commander tab to return to the normal Debug Perspective view. Then, one by one, select the main() thread on each core and press Resume to start them all. If collecting from a breakpoint, start the code first with Trace disabled, wait for the breakpoint to be reached, then enable the Trace. Allow the cores to run for a period of time to gather the data, then press Suspend on each one until they are all suspended. Look to the Trace Commander tab to see that the data icon is no longer shaded and click on it to upload the trace data.   A new tab, Analysis Results, has appeared. Double-click this tab to see it better. Click on the arrow next to ETF 0 to show the data collected in the trace buffer. Notice there are 5 separate views on the captured data: Trace (raw data), Timeline, Code Coverage, Performance, and Call Tree. Trace - this is the fully decoded trace data log Timeline - displays the functions that are executed in the application and the number of cycles each function takes, separate tabs for each core Code Coverage - displays the summarized data of a function in a tabular form, separate tabs for each core Performance - displays the function performance data in the upper summary table and the call pair data for the selected function and it's calling function Call Tree - shows the call tree for identification of the depth of stack utilization See the S32DS Software Analysis Documentation for more details on settings, ways to store the logged data, etc.

In order to improve user experience with S32 Design Studio, in this article you can find some tips and tricks.   Use-Case #1: S32 Design Studio takes to much time to perform some of UI update operations Workaround: Manually update the Eclipse configuration parameters in the s32ds.ini file Use-Case #2: S32 Design Studio takes a lot of time to open waiting for updates checking to finish Solution: Update your environment to use at least Update12 or newer or disable the checking at startup Use-Case #3: Control of package dependencies between RTD and S32DS during install/update flow Solution: Transition to Package Manager as the main/single delivery solution for SW and Tools installation. The concept of “Bundles & Use Cases” guarantee interoperability and come with customer support.    

**************************************************************************************** IDE: S32 Design Studio for ARM Version 2.2 Workspace: C:\Projects\S32DS_ARM_22 Project name: S32K142_08_CommandLine Project location: C:\Projects\S32DS_ARM_22\S32K142_08_CommandLine **************************************************************************************** 1. After you finish the edit on your codes, please close S32DS 2. Input the command(as below) at your command_line.bat  3. Run command prompt with Administrator right. 4. Run command_line.bat at command prompt   You will get the *.elf under the folder of C:\Projects\S32DS_ARM_22\S32K142_08_CommandLine\Debug_FLASH   Cheers! Oliver

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This document shows the step-by-step process to create a simple blinking LED application for the S32G family using the S32 RTD AUTOSAR drivers. This example used for the S32G-VNP-RDB2 EVB, connected via ethernet connection through S32 Debugger. Preparation Setup the software tools Install S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform Install the S32G development package and the S32 RTD AUTOSAR 4.4. Both of these are required for the S32 Configuration Tools. Launch S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform Procedure New S32DS Project OR Provide a name for the project, for example 'Blinking_LED_RTD_With_AUTOSAR'. The name must be entered with no space characters. Expand Family S32G2, Select S3G274A_Rev2 Cortex-M7 Click Next Click '…' button next to SDKs   Check box next to PlatformSDK_S32XX_2022_07_S32G274A_Rev2_M7_0. Click OK And also, uncheck the other cores Cortex_M7_1 ,  Cortex_M7_2.   Click Finish. Wait for project generation wizard to complete, then expand the project within the Project Explorer view to show the contents. To control the LED on the board, some configuration needs to be performed within the Pins Tool. There are several ways to do this. One simple way by double-click on the MEX file. Select the overview tab and disable Pins tool. Make sure to overview tab windows shows settings shown as below.  Here, we are disabling pin tools and using MCAL driver from peripheral tools for using AUTOSAR drivers. Now from Overview menu, select peripheral tools and double click to open it. In the driver sections, “Siul2_Port_1 driver” is the non-AUTOSAR version driver and so it must be replaced. Right click on ‘Siul2_Port_1’ and remove it. Keep the osif_1 driver as it is. Click on the ‘+’ next to the MCAL box. Locate and then select the ‘MCU’ component from the list and click OK. Click on the ‘+’ next to the MCAL box again, and Locate and then select the ‘Dio’ component from the list and click OK. Click on the ‘+’ next to the MCAL box again, and Locate and then select the ‘Port’ component from the list and click OK. Now components tab should show like below : Now we required to configure the different MCAL drivers that we added. Starting with Dio configuration, open the Dio configuration. Now, open the ‘DioGeneral’ tab, and select checkmark as per shown below: Now, open the ”DioConfig” tab. In that, select  “+” sign adjacent to Dio Channel. Then edit Name to Digital_Output_LED and “Dio Channel Id”  to ‘6’ instead of ‘0’. From the schematic for S32G-VNP-RDB2 EVB, we can select signal line based on your choice for the LED color for the multicolor RGB LED. Now, checking for blue user LED from the schematic, channel 6 is connected to blue LED signal, so we use channel 6 signal line to the chip on the blue LED. Similarly, so you can select signal line based on LED color you select. Now Select Port tab for Port configuration. And open the Port Configuration tab, and from that open “PortConfigSet” tab. Change the PortPin Mscr to 6 , PortPin Direction to PORT_PIN_INOUT. After change it should be as below. At the bottom you will find the “UnTouchedPortPin ’’ . Click on “+’’ and add PortPins. Now add 4 port pins as per below configuration. Pins 0, 1, 4, and 5 should be setup. Now configure MCU component. Select Mcu component in MCAL, and then open the Mcu configuration. In Mcu configuration select “McuModesettingConf” from the dropdown menu as shown below. Select ‘McuPartition0Config’ and deselect checkbox for CM7_0 Under MCU Control, CM7_1 Under MCU Control, CM7_2 Under MCU Control as marked below. And it should show as below Now select the Mcupartition1Config and uncheck checkmarks from the selection boxes as shown below Now the device configurations are complete and the RTD configuration code can be generated. Click ‘Update Code’ from the menu bar. To control the output pin which was just configured, some application code will need to be written. Return to the ‘C/C++’ perspective. If not already open, in the project window click the ‘>’ next to the ‘src’ folder to show the contents, then double click ‘main.c’ file to open it. This is where the application code will be added. Before anything else is done, Initialize the clock tree and apply PLL as system clock, Apply a mode configuration, Initialize all pins using the Port driver by adding – editing code before write code here comment in main function.          Mcu_Init(&Mcu_Config_BOARD_InitPeripherals);     /* Initialize the clock tree and apply PLL as system clock */     Mcu_InitClock(McuClockSettingConfig_0);     /* Apply a mode configuration */     Mcu_SetMode(McuModeSettingConf_0);     /* Initialize all pins using the Port driver */     Port_Init(NULL_PTR); Now replace the logic of for loop as shown below code section, which will enable the LED blinking for 10 times: First define the variable volatile uint8 level; globally above the main function. You also need to declare and initialize the loop variable uint8 i = 0U. Then replace the code as below: while (i++ < 10) {       Dio_WriteChannel(DioConf_DioChannel_Digital_Output_LED, STD_HIGH);       level = Dio_ReadChannel(DioConf_DioChannel_Digital_Output_LED);       TestDelay(2000000);       Dio_WriteChannel(DioConf_DioChannel_Digital_Output_LED, STD_LOW);       level = Dio_ReadChannel(DioConf_DioChannel_Digital_Output_LED);       TestDelay(2000000); } Before the 'main' function, add a delay function as follows: void TestDelay(uint32 delay); void TestDelay(uint32 delay) {     static volatile uint32 DelayTimer = 0;     while(DelayTimer<delay)     {         DelayTimer++;     }     DelayTimer=0; } Update the includes lines at the top of the main.c file to include the headers for the drivers used in the application: Add #include "Mcu.h" #include "Port.h" #include "Dio.h" Build 'Blinking_LED_RTD_AUTOSAR'. Select the project name in 'C/C++ Projects' view and then press 'Build'. After the build completes, check that there are no errors. Open Debug Configurations and select 'Blinking_LED_RTD_with_AUTOSAR_Debug_RAM'. Make sure to select the configuration which matches the build type performed, otherwise it may report an error if the build output doesn’t exist. And make selection as shown in screenshot below. You need to select the ethernet connection for S32 debugger and provide its IP address Click Debug To see the LED blink, click ‘Resume' This code as it is will blink the LED 10 times, you can make changes in for loop condition to blink it infinitely.

Watchpoints are Breakpoints for Data and are often referred to as Data Breakpoints. Watchpoints are a powerful aid to debugging and work by allowing the monitoring of global variables, peripheral accesses, stack depth etc. The number of watchpoints that can be set varies with the MCU family and implementation. Watchpoints are implemented using watchpoints units which are data comparators within the debug architecture of an MCU/CPU and sit close to the processor core. When configured they will monitor the processor’s address lines and other signals for the specific event of interest. This hardware is able to monitor data accesses performed by the CPU and force it to halt when a particular data event has occurred. The method for setting Watchpoints is rather more hidden within the IDE than some other debugging features. One of the easiest ways to set a Watchpoint is to use the Outline View. From this view you can locate global and static variables then simply select Toggle Watchpoints.     Once set, they will appear within the Breakpoints pane alongside any breakpoints that have been set.    Watchpoints can be configured to halt the CPU on a Read (or Load), Write (or Store), or both. Since watchpoints ‘watch’ accesses to memory, they are suitable for tracking accesses to global or static variables, and any data accesses to memory including those to memory mapped peripherals.  Note : To easily distinguish between Breakpoints and Watchpoints within the Breakpoint view, you can choose to group entries by Breakpoint type. From within the Breakpoints view, click the Eclipse Down Arrow Icon Menu, then you can select to Group By Breakpoint Types as shown below:   As you can see from the above graphic, the option to set a Watchpoint is also available directly from the Breakpoint view.   When set from here, you will be offered an unpopulated dialogue – simply entering an address will cause a watchpoint to be created, monitoring accesses to that location.     Another place to set Watchpoints within the IDE is from the context sensitive menu within a Memory view.   Unfortunately, the conditional watchpoints in S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform 3.3 may not work in some cases.

1. Modify your application to be compatible with RAppID BL tool. Add memory space for delay and application key in linker file (modified hello world project is in attachment):   Add data for this sections in your app (for example in main.c file): 2. Flash MPC5744P.rbf file into MCU. You can create new empty project or use existing one. Start debug Configurations and Browse MPC5744P.rbf file (located in [YOUR_RAPPID_INSTALL_FOLDER]\RBF_Files. Start debug session.  3. Modify your EVB - add jumper wire from J3-4 to J2-16  and J3-2 to J2-14. RAppID uses UART0 and to USB is connected UART1.   4. Start RAppID BL tool, select COM port where EVB is connected,  choose your s-record file and Start Boot Loader:

Dear S32DS users, S32 Design Studio for ARM v1.3 Update 2 has been just released. What is new? The main new feature is production grade RTM version of S32K SDK v1.0.0. Attached are the release notes. Installation instructions The update 2 is available for online / offline installation. online installation: select predefined NXP S32 Design Studio update repository in "Help" -> "Install New Software..." dialog and proceed to installation.     offline installation: go to S32 Design Studio product page -> Downloads section and download the "S32 Design Studio for ARM v1.3 - Update 2" file.   Start S32DS and go to Help -> Install New Software... Add a new "Archive" repository, browse to select the downloaded Update 2 file.   Tick all the update items and proceed to installation.  

This document describes, how to add software site and how to install update from the 3rd party software site. 1) In S32DS, click Help->Install New Software 2) Click Available Software Sites. 3) Select required site, if available. 4) Select required site in Work with line: 5) Available updates will appear in the window below. Check GNU E200 PEMicro Interface Debugging Support 6) Click Next and new window will appear. Select required software and click Next. 7) Accept the license terms and click Finish. New software will be downloaded and installed. Hope it helps. Martin

        Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio for Vision v2.0          Austin, Texas, USA September 15, 2017 The Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors’ Embedded Tools Team at NXP Semiconductors, is pleased to announce the release of the S32 Design Studio for Vision  v2.0. The S32 Design Studio enablement simplifies and accelerates the deployment of ADAS vision and neural network solutions in automotive, transportation and industrial applications. Release Content Eclipse Neon 4.6 Framework GNU Tools for ARM® Embedded Processors (launchpad) build (4.9.3 20150529) ARM64: Linaro GCC 4.9-2015.05 Libraries included: newlib, newlib-nano and ewl2 (ewl and ewlnano) NXP Array Processor Unit (APU) Compiler P&E Multilink/Cyclone/OpenSDA (with P&E GDB Server) Fully integrated Vision SDK release v.1.0.0. (for the details on the feature set of SDK please refer to Reference Manuals) New Project wizard to create application, library and Visual Graph projects for supported devices Visual Graph tools to support ISP and APU/APEX2 program development Peripherals Register View DDR configuration and validation tools Lauterbach debugger support by new project wizard Kernel Aware debugging for FreeRTOS, OSEK. Devices supported: S32V234 Complete S32 Design Studio for Vision v2.0 release notes are available here. Installation To download the installer please visit the S32 Design Studio product page downloads section or click the direct here. The installer requires the Activation ID to be entered. You should receive a notification email including the Activation ID after the download of the installation package starts. For more information about the product installation see S32DS Vision 2.0 Installation Manual.   Technical Support S32 Design Studio issues are tracked through the S32DS Public NXP Community space. https://community.nxp.com/community/s32/s32ds  

      Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture v2.1 Update 8          What is new? Integrated Radar SDK RTM 1.4.0 (replacing RSDK 1.3.0) (see the RSDK release notes) This is a cumulative update - it includes all the content of previous updates (Update 1,Update 2, Update 7) Installation instructions The update is available for online installation (via S32DS Extensions and Updates) or offline installation (direct download link)  installation:  go to menu "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates" dialog  select from available items and click "Install/Update" button offline installation:   go to S32 Design Studio for Power product page -> Downloads section or use direct link to download the update archive zip file  Start S32 Design Studio and go to "Help" -> "S32DS Extensions and Updates", then click 'Go to Preferences' link And add a new site "Add..." repository and browse to select the downloaded update archive zip file you downloaded in the previous step Select the 'S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture Device Package' and 'Update with S32 SDK 3.0.2 for Power Architecture' packages and click "Install/Update" button.   This will start the update installation process.