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How To purchase your support renewal for multi-seat Software . Order the appropriate part number from the chart below. Renewal for Perpetual Licenses CWT-BASIC ($195) CWT-STANDARD ($495) CWT-PRO ($995) Annual Subscription* Renewal CWA-BASIC-R ($395) CWA-STANDARD-R ($995) CWA-PRO-R ($1995) 2. Identify the number of seats your Registration Id has. 2.1 Log to Freescale.com 2.2 Click On Software Licensing & Support 2.3 Click On Order History on Software & Support 2.4 Locate your Registration Code and Check Additional Details 2.5 Available Quantity will define the number of Seats needed to renew your Software. 3. On shopping Cart match the Quantity to the available quantity and update your basket. 4. Complete your purchasing process 5. When you receive your physically shipped renewal certificate or digital e-mail confirmation, go to www.freescale.com/activation. 6. Enter the registration code for your support renewal. 7. Select the parent suite to which your support renewal will apply. Only Software with the number of seats matching the renewal part will appear. 8. Once selected, the Registration Confirmation screen will appear, showing that the upgrade was successfully registered.

New Web license system – Registering your physical shipment Software and Support contracts. Physical Shipment parts for software and support contracts can be registered following the next steps For Software: Locate the Entitlement ID/ Registration ID in the received shipment card or DVD case. Go to www.freescale.com/activation . (If you have not already registered, it will be necessary to do so at this time) Enter Registration Code and Click Register Product >> Add Product to an Account Confirmation page should appear. For support Contracts: Locate the Entitlement ID/ Registration ID in the received shipment card or DVD case. Go to www.freescale.com/activation . (If you have not already registered, it will be necessary to do so at this time) Enter Registration Code and Click Register Product >> Add Product to an Account Complete the Support Form and Click Submit>>, which will provide us with the details and contact information to complete your support environment Once this is completed our support team will contact you.

Online installer This image contains the CW MCU v10.5 core tools and an installer, which assumes your computer has internet access. During the installation process the core tools will be installed and you will be asked to select the Freescale architecture support you want installed. The installer will automatically access the internet, download the necessary archives and install them in your CodeWarrior directory. Click here to start the download. This archive size is 400 MB. Offline installer This image contains the complete CW MCU v10.5 tool suite and an installer, which assumes your computer does NOT have internet access. All data needed by the installer will be downloaded now and no other download will be performed. Click here to start the download. The total archive size is 1.3 GB Note: The Evaluation Edition license is automatically installed with your product and you do not need to register it. This license allows you to develop projects as Professional Edition within the 30-day evaluation period. After 30 days, the license works as Special Edition license (free permanent, but feature limited) which supports unlimited assembly code; up to 64KB of C code for ColdFire+, V1 ColdFire, DSC, Kinetis L Series, RS08, S08 derivatives; up to 128KB of C code for Kinetis K Series and V2-V4 ColdFire derivatives; and up to 512KB for Qorivva and PX derivatives. Note: The Special Edition license is automatically installed with your product and you do not need to register it. This license allows you to develop projects with unlimited assembly code; up to 64KB of C code for ColdFire+, V1 ColdFire, DSC, Kinetis L Series, RS08, S08 derivatives; up to 128KB of C code for Kinetis K Series and V2-V4 ColdFire derivatives; and up to 512KB for Qorivva and PX derivatives. This document was generated from the following discussion: What is the difference between the Offline and the Online Installer for MCU 10.5

So, you are new to CodeWarrior and don't know how to register the Development Suite you got? It is not complicated at all, I'll explain briefly There is no need of extra information or documents you must keep handy, only the stuff you are already familiar with like your account username and password, the CodeWarrior suite you acquired and the product ID that can be found (physically) on a sticker at the back of the product or (digitally) in the "View my Orders" section of your home page. The next steps are basically following the lead in the registration process thru the webpage, providing the information of the product and submiting the request. There is also a part of the process in which you must enter the information in the cmd, but don't panic! It's just matter of locating and synchroinizing files so you don't have any complication when using the IDE. This video here can show you complete details and guide you step by step with the registration process This document was generated from the following discussion: HOW TO register CodeWarrior? ~

These are CodeWarrior Licensing Community Document list: Web License System: New Web license system - December 8th, 2014 & Problems with Freescale Account. New Web license system - Registering your physical shipment Software and Support contracts. How to download a Service Pack / Patch / Update from Web License System? Register and Purchase: How to register and retrieve CodeWarrior suite licenses How to complete a Software Activation Share Account Invite. Are you getting an Error that your registration code does not exist? How to extend my evaluation license file for CodeWarrior Renewal: How to apply renewal code on registration? How to renew support for CodeWarrior suite licenses How to purchase your support renewal for multi-seat software registration. How to renew MQX RTOS add-on SW IPv6 DL-MQXIPV6-SR-PS Rehost: How to rehost CodeWarrior suite license Cannot Re-host a license - License Lists is empty (valid to generate a license file associated to a registration too). Floating License Related: How to install/check if my floating license file is running ? (known issues) Step Byt Step Screenshot Guide Floating license FlexLM for CodeWarrior.pdf USB Dongle Related: How to install/use USBdongle license under Win 8.1? (Include test with CW for MPC55xx V2.7 & CW for HC12 v5.1) USBdongle license is not running for CW for PA V10.4 and MCU V10.4 (sometimes) -> "LM_NOTTHISHOST" Misc: How to merge multiple floating and NL license files in 1 file What is the difference between the Offline and the Online Installer for MCU 10.5 License FAQ: Licensing and Registration FAQ|NXP More CodeWarrior Licensing Discussions: CodeWarrior Licensing Community

1- For old development tools. You can access then on the web site directly at the link: CodeWarrior Downloads|Freescale Under Legacy Updates and Patches you can download all patches for older versions Example for HCS12 16-bit MCUs v5.0 2- For last/current development tools As explained in the Legacy Updates and Patches: If any legacy update/patches are needed for versions not listed below please access your Licensing portal and click on the "Previews tab" after selecting the suite you like to use. Under Secure Applications click on Software License and support Select a registration Select a Product HC12 v5.1 for instance Click on I Agree if the needed and you will have access to all service packs, patches and other updates available for this tool version. Attached you will find - a video showing you the process, - the information in a word doc.

How to merge several license files in 1 file? I’ve created 2 videos showing/explaining how to generate a license file for several products in same time. The doc explains the process to: Download multiple NL license files for different products based on 1 registration Download multiple Floating license files for different products based on 1 registration and how to merge them in 1 file. Note: If you have several floating registrations and want to merge the license files in one file, the process is similar to 2. You must copy all license files in 1 file and keep only the first 3 server lines. The other must be commented by adding a # as explained above.

Hi, After to have transfer a registration to another account (and may be true for other reasons ...) the License Lists could be empty. The following FAQs is not valid for this case: +++++++++++++++ Q: How do I repair a damaged license? Repairing a damaged license file may be necessary in the event a license file is lost or mistakenly edited, breaking the license file encryption. To download the license file that was originally delivered to you do the following: 1. Go to www.freescale.com 2. Log in to My Freescale using your registered member ID and password 3. Click on Software Licensing and support — page appears showing your currently licensed products 4. Select the Account where your product is hosted — if you are member of a unique account, your product page will appear. 5. Click on License List menu on the left menu. 6. Locate the product license in the Products that you have licensed section, and click Details — The Display License page appears, containing the current, correct license file 7. Click Save All. +++++++++++++++ The point 5:Click on License List menu on the left menu doesn't list any license file The video attached gives you the process to follow in order to load the license file associated to a registration suite. Pascal

In order to renew your MQX RTOs add-on SW IPv6, DL-MQXIPV6-SR-PS 1. Go to http://www.freescale.com/mqx/ipv6 2. Select Buy/specification 3. Click on Buy Direct for DL-MQXIPV6-PS-M Part ID 4. Complete Buy Direct Process. order confirmation and e-mail will be sent with the Registration ID 5. Go to www.Freescale.com/activation 6. Enter your registration ID 7. Select the Parent Registration/Entitlement ID to renew 8. Check the Registration Confirmation and new expiration date. Note: If you don’t have an active/expired DL-MQXIPV6-SR-PS, you will get an error message saying you currently do not have an active entitlement to the required software necessary to register this software product. Before purchasing make sure you have a valid registration/entitlement ID.

How to install/use USBdongle license under Win 8.1? Configuration used: Native installation Win 7 Enterprise 64 bit Oracle VM VirtualBox V4.3.28 r 100309 Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64 bit This doc will answer the question: Can we use USBdongle license under Win 8.1 ? There are 2 parts: - How to install the Dongle driver and check it ? - How to use a development tool with USBdongle license file under Win8.1 ? Attached you will find 2 videos explaining the processes. - How to install the Dongle driver and check it ? Refer to the USBDongle_driver_installation.avi BEFORE Phase 4, to avoid problem we recommend to un-plug ethernet cable or switch-off wifi. If network connection is not switched-off, for Phase 4 and Phase 5, a wrong driver could be installed. Right Driver version (USBDongle + FlexID Driver installed + Windows 7 64bit) - How to use a development tool with USBdongle license file under Win8.1 ? To test it I used: - CW for MPC55XX V2.7 Refer to the USBDongle_win8_MPC55XX.avi - CW for HC12 V5.1 Refer to the USBDongle_win8_hc12v5.1.avi Include example project -> HC12_V5_1_test_project.zip Hope this will help. Pascal

If you are already a CodeWarrior user, you must know by now that there are a million ways to use it and squeeze all the potential out of this useful tool. One of those ways is having access to more products and licenses for the Development Suite you got. Haven't done that yet? When you have a perpetual suite with an active support contract, you are entitled to all the latest versions of the CodeWarrior products wihin the suite you've got and the license will never expire. However, you might have also got the anual subscription license, which will be obviously over after a year of usage (a year and a month or so ) The first step, as usual, will be to access into your Freescale account, and continue to the "Software & Support" link, where you'll be able to select the account that you will like to use if you have multiple accounts created, after you have selected your account you will come upon all the software that you are entitled to used in your account, in there you'll get many options to get your licenses, download the newest versions of your CodeWarrior or get the latest updates and patches for your software. This video here can show you complete details and guide you step by step with the access process This document was generated from the following discussion: The specified item was not found.

How to install/check if my floating license file is running ? + Known issues for CW for PA V10.4, CW for MCU V10.6, CW for HC12 V5.1, ... Most of the time the “Product Licenses” is working fine but there are some cases where the information provided in the Product Licenses dialog are wrong. This is the case for: USBdongle license file is used for NL, Floating license file. What’s about the Floating License file ? A Floating license requires a PC defined as server (which can be a client too) and other PC(s) defined as client(s). How to install a floating license file ? A client has 3 ways to contact the server (in fact the service running on server): Using license.dat file – same file used by server and client Using Environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE= port@host (METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=port@host) Using Environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE= port-daemon@host (METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=port-daemon@host) On server side On server you must have a service managing the floating license file. You must download the Flexlm tool available on web site: http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=CW_LICENSE_FXDL_LMI Please have a look to the documentation for more details: http://cache.freescale.com/files/soft_dev_tools/doc/brochure/FLTLICINSTWINBR.pdf The license must be locked on the Server DiskID (vol C:) or HostID. You can check if the license is running by: Server Status + Perform Status Enquiry, Server Diags + Perform Diagnostics On Client side The client has 3 ways to contact the server but only 1 of these ways must be used. Sometimes the 3 ways are running and sometimes only the port@host or port-daemon@host can be used. This is directly linked to your LAN structure. How the tool is checking the license ? Case A: By default the tool tries to find the license.dat in the installation folder. It could be C:\Freescale\CW_PA_v10.4.0\PA\license.dat -> this is the first way Else if a LM_LICENSE_FILE or METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE environment variable is defined, the system will check all variables defined in this environment variables. Here there are 2 ways to define the license.dat. Case B: If the license.dat is not placed in the default folder (Case A). You must set the environment variable. For instance the license.dat is placed in C:\Freescale\license_all\license.dat You should have: LM_LICENSE_FILE=C:\Freescale\license_all\license.dat or METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=C:\Freescale\license_all\license.dat Case A and B required than the same license file used by the server is used on the client. Case C: No license.dat file is used on client. Using LM_LICENSE_FILE or METROWERKS_LICENSE_FILE environment variables allow you to define a server and a port. This information must be compliant with the license file defined on server. Example of license file: SERVER My_server_name 00123456789A 1710 Server Name: My_server_name Port: 1710 To access this server you must use: LM_LICENSE_FILE=1710@My_server_name or METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=1710@My_server_name Case 😧 Now depending of your LAN, this is the case for complex architecture (different subnets, access via VPN, etc),the Case C (as case A & B) could not work. The solution is to define a port on the daemon. Extract of new license file: SERVER My_server_name 00123456789A 1710 VENDOR metrowks port=27000 To access the license file you can use port-daemon@host LM_LICENSE_FILE=27000@My_server_name or METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=27000@My_server_name Most of the time we recommend to check floating license in order: - Case A, - Case B, if it's not working then you can try - Case C, - Case D. How to check if a license file is running ? For floating license, the info provided in the License details could be corrupted. You can have a message saying the license file is not found or not running whereas the tool is working fine. The information is not really relevant for Floating license. The right way to check if the license is running is to: - open/create a project, - build the project. On the server, the log file captures all accesses done to the service If there is an issue, the problem will be captured in the log file. The log file contains lot of information to understand what is the problem (If there is one). To generate this file, on the server, launch lmtools and select Config Services tab. Inside "Path to the debug log file" field define a file as - for instance CW for PA v10.4: If the C:\FSL_FlexLM\license_PA_10_4.log is already generated, I recommend you to: - stop the service, - delete the log file via explorer, - re-start the service, - reproduce the problem on client, - try with an example project requiring a license file, - stop the service. Open the log file to check how the floating license file is used. Specific trouble for CW for PA V10.4 & CW for MCU V10.6 Under PA V10.4 for instance when the port@host environment variable is used and the service is running on server, when we launch Eclipse we get a wrong license information: According to the message the license file is not found. For MCU V10.6, the Help + Freescale Licenses menu is not available. PA v10.4 and MCU V10.6 using port@host protocol gives you the same message than if no license file was used/defined. It seems the Product is not detect when the LM_LICENSE_FILE Environment variable is using port@host. Most of the time the license file is running fine. Is there a way to check it ? ……….. YES, generate the log file as explained above. You can use the project examples for CW for MCU V10.6 and CW for PA V10.4 provided in the https://community.freescale.com/docs/DOC-105542 Attached a video showing the behavior when port@host is used with CW for MCU V10.6 Specific trouble for CW for HC12 V5.1 As explained above a client has 3 ways to contact the server: - Using license.dat file – same file used by server and client - Using Environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE= port@host (METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=port@host) - Using Environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE= port-daemon@host (METROWKS_LICENSE_FILE=port-daemon@host) We used the following configuration: Server: Win 7 64 bit Client: Win XP 32 bit CodeWarrior for HC12 v5.1 using a project requiring a suite Basic or higher (attached license_test_project.zip - using the simulator) Description Using the license.dat or the LM_LICENSE_FILE= port@host, we can build the project but not debug it: - When the IDE is launched, we got a message “This is the last day …” - We can build the project without problem. The license file is reconized - When we launch the debugger we got an error saying the debugger is running at demo mode. If we check the log file generated by the server, we see the client is asking for compiler and linker keys but no entries for the debugger key. If the Server and Client is the same PC, the license is working as expected. The problem occurs only when the server and client are different PCs Solution: We found the LM_LICENSE_FILE= port-daemon@host is working. The IDE is launched without message (This is the last day …) and we can build and debug an application without problem.

Are you getting an Error that your registration code does not exist? On December 8 th we release a new web license system and some unclaimed Old registration codes were not migrated to the new system, so if you are one of the few owning these old registrations ID you might see this error. If you see this, please create a Service Request in Freescale.com/support with your old entitlement ID/ Registration ID to check it and send you a replacement. Thank you. Tomas P.

We changed the web license system since Monday. After to be logged under your Freescale account and clicked on Software Licensing and Support To list all your registrations: Refer to FAQs for more information. Problems: Only Freescale account associated to a registration have been imported on the new web licensing. If your Freescale account was not linked to a registration (suite), your Freescale account was not created in the new web license system. In this case when you click on Software Licensing and Support you will see: This is true if you create a new Freescale account too. How to import your Freescale account under Web license system ? If you've purchased a registration you can register it via this dialog. Else you just need to download a development tool evaluation via your Freescale account. For my test I've downloaded Eval for HC12 v5.1: then ... Now when you click on Software Licensing and Support you will see: Your account is now imported on new web licensing.

Get “LM_NOTTHISHOST" license error message A- Description Most of the time the “Product Licenses” is working fine but there are some cases where the information provided are wrong. This is the case for: USBdongle license file is used for NL, Floating license file. What’s about the USBdongle ? Under PA V10.4 for instance when the USBDongle is plugged and the license file correctly installed when we launch Eclipse we get a license information: According to the message there is a problem with the USBDongle or with the license file. Most of the time the license file is running fine. Is there a way to check it ? ……….. YES. For MCU V10.6 the error is: "Unknown error with key ProfessionalEditionMCU 10.5, LM_NOTTHISHOST. " B- Solution For the USBdongle, we can check the license file using an example project: For MCU V10.6, we can launch the HC08compiler in standalone mode and try to build a big application (requiring a valid license). For PA V10.4 we must use an application using Freescale tool chain (requiring a valid license). CW for MCU V10.6 Refer to MCU_full_test.avi attached Project file attached too. By default the USBDongle should work fine. However I know some customers experienced a problem similar to CW for PA V10.4. How can we test if an USBdongle license file is running ? The best way is to create a project using HCS08 for Simulator. For this test I will create a project and added lot of asm nop code to have a big application. 1st test: Add USBDongle license file in \CW_MCU_v10.6\MCU path. However the USBdongle is not plugged on the PC. So the license file is not running. Re-start Eclipse and re-open same project. 2nd test: Same as 1st test but I plugged the USBdongle key now. Here the license file is correctly recognized - Activated. However you could have same problem as 1st test. In this case to check the license you must build the project. Now the project is built without any license error (even if the license information always provides wrong information). CW for PA V10.4. Refer to the PA_full_test.avi attached How can we test if an USBdongle license file is running ? The best way is to create a project using Freescale compiler (GCC is free so more difficult). For this test I will create a project based on 8250 device. 1st test: Without no license file. 2nd test: Add USBDongle license file in \CW_PA_v10.4.0\PA path. However the USBdongle is not plugged on the PC. So the license file is not running. Re-start Eclipse and re-open same project. 3rd test: Same as 2nd test but I plugged the USBdongle key now. Now the project is built without any license error even if the license information always provides wrong information. Hope this will help you. Pascal

Software Licensing Knowledge Base

Software Licensing Knowledge Base

Discussions

How to purchase your support renewal for multi-seat software registration.

New Web license system - Registering your physical shipment Software and Support contracts.

What is the difference between the Offline and the Online Installer for MCU 10.5

How to complete a Software Activation Share Account Invite.

HOW TO register CodeWarrior? ~

Step Byt Step Screenshot Guide Floating license FlexLM for CodeWarrior.pdf

CodeWarrior Licensing Document List

How to download a Service Pack / Patch / Update?

How to rehost CodeWarrior suite license

How to merge multiple floating and NL license files in 1 file

How to register and retrieve CodeWarrior suite licenses

Cannot Re-host a license - License Lists is empty (valid to generate a license file associated to a registration too).

How to renew MQX RTOS add-on SW IPv6 DL-MQXIPV6-SR-PS

How to install/use USBdongle license under Win 8.1? (Include test with CW for MPC55xx V2.7 & CW for HC12 v5.1)

Accessing new products and licenses from CodeWarrior!~

How to renew support for CodeWarrior suite licenses

How to install/check if my floating license file is running ? (known issues)

Are you getting an Error that your registration code does not exist?

New Web license system - December 8th, 2014 & Problems with Freescale Account.

USBdongle license is not running for CW for PA V10.4 and MCU V10.4 (sometimes) -> "LM_NOTTHISHOST"