CodeWarrior and Software Project Installation:
1. Download and install the CodeWarrior IDE from the Freescale website. The download links are
provided below.
2. Unzip the HI‐1590 x_x zip file into the directory you plan to use for your project.
3. Navigate to the HI‐1590 project folder and double click the HI‐1590 Demo x_x.mcp project file to
launch this project with CodeWarrior. The IDE should open with the project files on the left side
of the window, as shown below:
4. Plug the USB Multilink 6‐pin debug cable into the Debug Header and power up the board with
3.3V.
5. Click the green arrow on the screen to 'build' the Project . The project should build without
errors. You may receive a dead assignment warning if for example some defines are set to a zero
value. Once built, it should launch the debugger and download to the board.
6. The first time you download, you may need to configure the debugger for the USB Multilink
cable. After downloading is complete the debugger window should be displayed with the first
line in main.c highlighted. Press the green horizontal arrow button to run the program. Since the
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