Renesas R8C/2 manual

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    Renesas Starter Kit f or R8C/25 Quick Start LCD module Applicat ion B oard Inter face Reset switch E8 header LCD module connector User LEDs Analog adj ust User switches Applicat ion B oard Inter face LIN connector E8 emulat or[...]

  • Page 2

    1. Installation Do not connect the E8 e mulator ha rdware until the softw are support has been installed. 1. Insert th e CD into your com puter ’s CD-ROM dr ive. T he CD s hould autom aticall y run the installa tion program . If the insta ller d oes not start, browse t o the RSK dir ector y from the CD r oot f older an d doub le clic k on “s et[...]

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    4. HEW W orkspace HE W integrates var ious to ols such as co mpiler , as sem bler , de bugger and edit or in to a com m on graphic al user interfac e. T o le arn m ore on ho w to user HEW, open the HEW m anual installe d on your com puter (Start Men u > All Program s > Renes as > H igh-per form ance Em bedded W orkshop > Ma nual N aviga[...]

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    27. The f irst time the E 8 is us ed the f ollowin g dialog appe ars: Other wise sk ip to st ep 31. 28. Click <OK>. 29. Select “R enesas E-Seri es USB Dr iver”. Sel ect “US B Interf ace”. T he channe l number will v ary . 30. Clic k <Close >. 31. Accept a ny dia logue war ning t hat an older versio n of E8 firm ware is neces sar[...]

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    35. Right clic k on th e down load m odule l isted in the left hand pane and se lect “D ownload m odul e”. The c ode will be downlo aded to the m icrocontr oller . T his m a y tak e sever al sec onds. 36. Click the <Reset G o> butt on. The c ode will run a nd you will see the LEDs flash on the b oard. 37. Click the <Stop> bu tton. T[...]