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Contents: Get to Know S32K116 EVB • Out of the Box Setup • Introduction to OpenSDA • Creating a new S32DS project for S32K116: • − Download − Create a project − Create a project from SDK example S32DS Debug basics •...
Get to know S32K116-EVB CAN Communication Bus LIN Communication Bus OpenSDA USB SBC UJA1169 OpenSDA MCU External Power Supply (5-12V) Reset Button Transceiver TJA1027T OpenSDA JTAG J2 Header J3 Header S32K116 MCU J1 Header J4 Header J14 SWD connector Touch electrodes RGB LED Potentiometer EXTERNAL USE...
Features: S32K116 EVB • Supports 48LQFP and 32QFN packages • Small form factor size 4.5” x 2.3” • Arduino™ UNO footprint-compatible with expansion “shield” support • Integrated open-standard serial and debug adapter (OpenSDA) with support for several industry-standard debug interfaces •...
Jumper Settings Jumper Configuration Description Reset signal to OpenSDA, use to enter into J104 OpenSDA Bootloader mode Reset signal direct to the MCU, use to reset 2-3 (Default) S32K116. J107 1-2 (Default) S32K116 powered by 12V power source. S32K116 powered by USB micro connector.
HMI mapping Component S32K116 Red LED PTD16 (FTM0 CH1) Blue LED PTE8(FTM0 CH6) Green LED PTD15(FTM0 CH0) Potentiometer PTA7 (ADC0_SE3) PTD3 PTD5 OpenSDA UART TX PTB1(LPUART0_TX) OpenSDA UART RX PTB0(LPUART0_RX) CAN TX PTE5(CAN0_TX) CAN RX PTE4 (CAN0_RX) LIN TX PTC7(LPUART1_TX) LIN RX PTC6 (LPUART1_RX) SBC_SCK...
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Step 1: Power up the Board – EVB Power Supplies The S32K116-EVB evaluation board powers from a USB • or external 12V power supply. By default 12V power is enabled with J107 (check slide 5) Connect the USB cable to a PC using supplied USB •...
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Step 2: Power up the Board – Is it powered on correctly? When powered through USB, LEDs D2 and D3 should light green • Once the board is recognized, it should appear as a mass storage • device in your PC with the name S32K116EVB. EXTERNAL USE...
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Step 3: Power up the Board – Is it powered on correctly? Board is preloaded with a software, in • which the red, blue and green leds will toggle at different rates. EXTERNAL USE...
Install the FreeMASTER tool Download and install the FreeMASTER PC application www.nxp.com/FreeMASTER Open the FreeMASTER application on your PC. You should see Welcome page: EXTERNAL USE...
Power up the EVB board Powers the S32K116EVB evaluation board from a USB. By default, the USB power is enabled by J07 jumper. Connect the USB cable to a PC and connect micro USB connector of the USB cable to micro-B port J7 on the S32K116EVB.
Setup serial connection in the FreeMASTER tool Setup communication port to “OpenSDA“ and speed to 115200 b/s: Setup communication manualy: Go to: “Project > Options > Comm“ Setup communication automatically: Go to “Tools > Connection Wizard“ EXTERNAL USE...
The FreeMASTER JumpStart project is loaded EXTERNAL USE...
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The FreeMASTER JumpStart project description Pins of the J2 and J1 connectors are configured as outputs. By single click on each pin you can change their logical level to log0 Touch Sense Electrodes or log1. User can connect e.g. LED diodes to these ouput pins. Potentiometer Links to S32K1xx docs: ...
The FreeMASTER JumpStart oscilloscope feature examples Display main project panel “View > Project Tree“. Display real-time oscilloscope graph examples such as „Potentiometer“ or „Touch Sense Electrodes“. Analog values from potentiometer. Responses from touch sense electrodes. EXTERNAL USE...
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OpenSDA software includes a flash-resident USB mass-storage device (MSD) bootloader and a collection of OpenSDA Applications. S32K116 EVB comes with the MSD Flash Programmer OpenSDA Application preinstalled. Follow these instructions to run the OpenSDA Bootloader and update or change the installed OpenSDA Application.
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Drag one of the .srec code for the S32K116 EVB board 4. It is possible to debug and communicate with the serial port over USB to reprogram the preloaded code example to at the same time, no need to stop the debug.
Create New Project: First Time – Select a Workspace Start program: Click on “S32 Design Studio for ARM v2.0” icon • Select workspace: • − Choose default (see below example) or specify new one − Suggestion: Uncheck the box “Use this as the default and do not ask again” −...
OpenSDA Configuration To Debug your project with OpenSDA, it is necessary to select the OpenSDA in the • Debug Configuration. Select your project, and click on debug configuration • EXTERNAL USE...
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OpenSDA Configuration Select the Debug configuration under GDB PEMicro Interface Debugging • Click on Debugger tab • EXTERNAL USE...
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OpenSDA Configuration Select OpenSDA as the interface, if your board is plugged should appear in the • Port field. Click Apply and debug to finish. • EXTERNAL USE...
Debug Basics: Starting the Debugger Debug configuration is only required once. Subsequent starting of debugger does • not require those steps. Three options to start debugger: • − If the “Debug Configuration” has not been closed, click on “Debug” button on bottom right −...
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Debug Basics: View & Alter Variables View variables in “Variables” tab. • Click on a value to allow typing in a different value. • EXTERNAL USE...
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Debug Basics: View & Alter Registers View CPU registers in the “Registers” tab • Click on a value to allow typing in a different value • View peripheral registers in the EmbSys Registers tab • EXTERNAL USE...
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Debug Basics: View & Alter Memory Add Memory Monitor • Select Base Address • to Start at : 0x20000000 View Memory • EXTERNAL USE...
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CREATE A P&E DEBUG CONFIGURATION (OPTIONAL) EXTERNAL USE...
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New P&E debug configuration Click in debug configurations • EXTERNAL USE...
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New P&E debug configuration Create a new P&E launch configuration • Click on the debugger tab. Click to create a new P&E launch EXTERNAL USE...
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New P&E debug configuration • Select the device Select device • Click Apply and debug your application EXTERNAL USE...
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Useful Links • Cookbook application note. This application note contains a bunch of simple examples of how to use different peripherals. • S32K1xx community. Visit this site for request support on the S32K1xx products, you can also look for threads that may contain the answer that you are looking for.
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