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Let's take your DEVKIT-MPC5744P for a test drive!
1.1 Attach the USB Cable
1.2 Run the Out-of-Box Demo
Your DEVKIT-MPC5744P comes pre-loaded with a demo. The EVB uses the ADC result from the potentiometer RV1 to control the RGB LED. As you turn RV1, a different combination of LEDs will be on.
Jump Start Your Design by downloading Quick Start Package
Download includes Quick Start Guide, Software Integration Guide, Schematics and Sample Examples to kick start your design.
2.2 Install Your Toolchain
NXP offers a complimentary toolchain called S32 Design Studio (S32DS).
2.3 PC Configuration
Some example applications output data over the MCU UART so you'll want to make sure that the driver for the board's virtual COM port is installed. Before you run the driver installer, you MUST have the board plugged in to your PC.
With the serial port driver installed, run your favorite terminal application to view the serial output from the MCU’s UART. Configure the terminal to 19200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. To determine the port number of the DEVKIT-MPC5744P’s virtual OCM port, open the device manager and look under the "Ports" group.
Not sure how to use a terminal application? Try one of these tutorials:
Note: these tutorials are generic, so specific values like baud rates and data bit configurations may not apply to DEVKIT-MPC5744P code examples. For specific instructions for each code example, check the comments in each example project.
Tera Term Tutorial
Tera Term is a very popular open source terminal emulation application. This program can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port.
- Download Tera Term from SourceForge. After the download, run the installer and then return to this webpage to continue.
- Launch Tera Term. The first time it launches, it will show you the following dialog. Select the serial option. Assuming your board is plugged in, there should be a COM port automatically populated in the list.
- Configure the serial port settings (using the COM port number identified earlier) to 19200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. To do this, go to Setup -> Serial Port and change the settings.
- Verify that the connection is open. If connected, Tera Term will show something like below in it's title bar.
- You're ready to go
PuTTY Tutorial
PuTTY is a popular terminal emulation application. This program can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port.
- Download PuTTY using the button below. After the download, run the installer and then return to this webpage to continue.
- Launch PuTTY by either double clicking on the *.exe file you downloaded or from the Start menu, depending on the type of download you selected.
- Configure In the window that launches, select the Serial radio button and enter the COM port number that you determined earlier. lso enter the baud rate, in this case 19200.
- Click Open to open the serial connection. Assuming the board is connected and you entered the correct COM port, the terminal window will open. If the configuration is not correct, PuTTY will alert you.
- You're ready to go
Learn how to create a new project in S32 Design Studio IDE for Power Architecture and the basics to create your own code by running an easy example code.
3.1 Create, Build and Debug your Application
Software Integration Guide(SWIG) in the Quick Start Package provides easy, step-by-step instructions on how to create, build, and debug projects. Alternatively you can download SWIG from the link below.
3.2 Explore the Example codes
For your convenience we integrated example codes in to S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture. Alternatively they can be found in to Quick Start Package. Again Software Integration Guide(SWIG) provides step-by-step instructions on "How to use?".