Renesas R8C/27 manual

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    Renesas S t arter Kit for R8C/27 Quick S t art LCD module E8a header Application Board Interface Reset switch LCD module connecto r LIN connector User LEDs Analog adjust User switches Application Board Interface E8a emulator D007284_1 1_S01_V04[...]

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    1. Inst allation Do not connect the E8a emulator hard ware un til th e sof tware support has been inst alled. 1. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD should automatically run the inst allation program. If the installer d oes not sta rt, bro wse to the CD root folder and double click on “setu p.exe”. 2. The installer will as[...]

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    26. Select the Debug b uild confi guration in the left han d drop down list on the toolbar . 27. Click on the “Build” icon to compile, assemble and link the project. 4. Programming and Debug 28. Ensure the “SessionR8C_ E8a_SYSTEM” session in the right hand drop down list on the toolbar is sel ecte d. 29. Click the <Connect> button on [...]

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    37. Right click on the downlo ad module listed in the lef t hand pane and sel ect “Downloa d”. The code will be downloa ded to the microcontroller . This may take sev eral seconds. 38. Click the <Reset Go> button. The code will run and you will see the L EDs flash on the board. 39. Click the <S top> button. The code will stop and th[...]