This example creates a simple demonstration project using C source code. This step-by-step procedure requires only a few minutes to complete.
- From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Programs > Freescale CodeWarrior > CW for MCU v10.x > CodeWarrior
.
The Workspace Launcher dialog box appears. The dialog box displays the default workspace directory. For this example, the default workspace is workspace_MCU.
- If you want to use the default directory, click
OK
. Otherwise, click the
Browse
button to open the
Select Workspace Directory
dialog box, navigate to the desired directory, and click
OK
. Click
OK
again to start using the workspace.
The IDE launches and displays the CodeWarrior Welcome page.
- Select
File > New > Bareboard Project
from the IDE menu bar.
The Create an MCU Bareboard Project page appears.
- Type the name of the project in the
Project name
text box. For example, type in
cortex-m4_project. Click
Next
.
The Devices page appears, and displays the supported MCUs.
- Expand the Kinetis family tree control and select the desired CPU derivative. For example, select Kinetis K Series > K1x Family > K10D (100MHz) Family > MK10DN512Z .
- Click
Next
.
The Connections page appears.
- Select the connection(s) appropriate for your project. By default, the P&E USB MultiLink Universal [FX] / USB MultiLink option is selected.
- Click
Next
.
The Language and Build Tools Options page appears.
- Select the appropriate option for your project.
- Click
Next
.
The Rapid Application Development page appears.
- Select the options appropriate for your project.
- Click Finish.
The Wizard automatically generates the startup and initialization files for the specific MCU derivative, and assigns the entry point into your ANSI-C project (the main() function). An item titled cortex-m4_Project appears in the CodeWarrior Projects view of the IDE.
By default, the project is not built. To do so, select Project > Build Project from the IDE menu bar. Expand the cortex-m4_Project tree control, to display the supporting directories and files in the CodeWarrior Projects view.
The expanded view displays the logical arrangement of the project files. At this stage, you can safely close the project and reopen it later, if desired.
The following is the list of default groups and files displayed in the project window.
- Project_Headers is the directory that contains any MCU-specific header files.
- Project_Settings group contains the Debugger, Linker_Files and the Startup_Code folders. The Linker_Files folder stores the linker command file ( .lcf). The Startup_Code folder contains a C file and a header file that initializes the MCU's stack and critical registers when the program launches.
- RAM is the directory that contains all of the files used to build the application for cortex-m4_project. This includes the source, lib, the makefiles that manage the build process, and the build settings.
- Sources contains the source code files for the project. For this example, the wizard has created only main.c, which contains the main() function.
The CodeWarrior compiler allows you to compile the C-source code files separately, simultaneously, or in other combinations.
To build the project manually, select Project > Build Project .
Examine the project folder that the IDE generated when you created the project. To do this, right-click on the project's name ( cortex-m4_project : RAM) in the CodeWarrior Projects view, and select Show In Windows Explorer from the context menu. Windows displays the Eclipse workspace folder, along with the cortex-m4_project folder within it.
The following figure displays the actual folders and files generated for your project. When working with standalone tools, you may need to specify the paths to these files, so it is best that you know their locations and functions.
