MC9S08AW16 on CW 5.1 after patch

[RShaich]

Forgive me for posting twice, I posted in the wrong place before.


I am starting a new design with CW and a MC9S08AW16.
I am new to both parts - and honestly a hardware person, not software, but since this design is simple I thought I should brush up on my C and just pester my software person n with Engineer programmer jokes

Anyway I installed the CW08_V5_1_HCS08_AW60_SP.exe patch (why did the update feature not know to install this?) so I can now do the AW16.
I have also read the TN247.ppt I found on this forum.

My question is that it appears that the Processor Expert works for the AW32 but not the AW16. I wonder if I should make this a AW32 project then port to AW16 to use Processor Expert or do I not really need those features? Is there some way to get processor expert to work for the AW16?  Anyone updated TN247 for PE since the AW60 patch?

Thanx
 Rick

Message Edited by RShaich on 2007-05-07 11:52 PM

[CrasyCat]

Hello

Service packs for additional MCU support usually do not include ProcessorExpert support.

Processor Expert Support will be available for HCS08AW16 in V6.0.

I do not have a release date for this drop right now.

CrasyCat

[CrasyCat]

Hello

And  to close the loop, I just get an information that V6.0 should be available end of May - beginning of June 2007.

CrasyCat

[RShaich]

Thank you for the information.
It is interesting that you are fully supporting the 32-60k flavors but not 16k when they all came out the same time.

Not understanding what all the differences are at this point perhaps you can recommend the best path for me on this.
I see three options.

1) Start the project as an AW32 part and follow your PPT to change it to AW16. What else might need to be changed if I use processor expert this way?
2) Use the AW16 support as it is and manually figure out all the registers and such that PE would do for me.
3) Build protos with an AW48 (the AW32s do not seem to be available from Future or Digikey) and later re-target my code for a AW16.

We are building protos is 2 weeks so June is a bit late for me on this part.

Thanx
 Rick

[Alban]

Hello Rick,

If you have mask 5M75B written on your microcontroller, use the AW60 settings.

Otherwise give me the mask number please.

Cheers,
Alban.

[RShaich]

Alban,

Are you saying that a mask 5M75B AW16 is really a AW60 and will work as such?
Unfortunately I have no clue what the mask is or will be.  Assuming they just got the parts sampled from Future do you have any clue what they will be?

I am a consultant for a client who is in another state. They are currently purchasing parts to build the proto. I dropped Gerbers Monday for them and a BOM a few weeks ago.  Due to the tight schedule I am starting firmware without hardware and will not have hardware for a few weeks.  I have no clue what they purchased mask wise or if they even have parts now.

Rick

[Alban]

Hello,

I cannot tell you what Future will sell you.
You said you needed to build prototypes in two weeks therefore your contact would have the MCUs already.
I advise you ask him to read what he bought.
It is any necessary to know which masks are used for the software to be designed with any Erratum of the device in mind. You could design something that doesn't work because of an erratum.
Otherwise, you will need to make a generic code and correct all errata, or not, depending on the PARTID register which says which mask is the MCU. I don't know if you have taken this into account and if it would fit in your 2 weeks time window.

Alban.