Trouble with latest version of CodeWarrior C/C++ for ColdFire (sort of long)

[arnieb]

Hello,
      This is my first posting so please bear wityh me. I teach embedded systems at the University of Washington. We have been using (very successfully I might add) an older version of CodeWarrior  with the P&E Micro parallel port BDM tool and a ColdFire MF5206eLite dev board. The system has been working great for a number of years and is very stable.

      Fast forward. Metrowerks wants me to upgrade to the latest version of CodeWarrior. My IT department wants me to get rid of the old computers in the lab and install new ones. I resisted, knowing the horror that was about to befall me by trying to upgrade. We decided to try to upgrade one lab station. No joy. We are stuck. We solved all the myriad of licensing problems and can actually bring up code warrior. We just can't connect to the target.

     I know that the link is working because my P&E Micro software can connect to the board.

     Then I had a flash of insight. Suppose that the new version of CodeWarrior only knows how to talk to a USB version of the BDM tool and does not know how to drive the LPT version that I have. That might explain it. So, here are my questions:

1- Is the latest version of CodeWarrior capable of connecting to a Coldfire target through the parallel port or is USB the only way to connect?
2- If 1 is true, how do you tell CodeWarrior to use the LPT port and not USB?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

I would prefer it if you e-mailed your answer directly to me at:

aberger@u.washington.edu

arnie berger

[wolti]

Hello,

I also tried the new codewarrior for coldfire and the same happens to me. To crosscheck I have verified my debugger with the pemicro toolchain and it works. I am using an PCI parallel port extension card and used the lptadd tool from pemicro if this matters. I verified my debugger settings in codewarrior and made sure that i have selected the right parallel port and debugger option in the project settings. The PEMicroProtocol DLL is version 7.0.0.110.
Just out of interest - Are the older codewarrior coldfire special editions available for download anymore?

[CrasyCat]

Hello

Which version of CodeWarrior are you using?

To retrieve that info:
- Start CodeWarrior
- Select Help -> About Freescale CodeWarrior
- Click on "Install Products"
- CodeWarrior version used is displayed on top in the Installed Products dialog.

Which OS is running the new computer you are trying to use (Windows XP, Windows 2000, ..)?

If you wish to connect to a parallel P&E cable, you need to set your remote connection to "PEMICRO_PARALLEL" in the project remote Connection panel.

CrasyCat