Get Started with the MPC5775B/E low-cost development board for Battery Management and Inverter

Last Modified: 2020-06-04 06:51:53Supports MPC5775B/E low-cost BMS and Inverter Development Board

Contents of this document

  • 1

    Get Software

  • 2

    Plug It In

  • 3

    Load and Run

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    Contents of this document

    1. Get Software

    Let's take your MPC5775B/E-EVB highly-integrated low-cost development boards for Battery Management and Inverter applications for a test drive!
    Check the AN12875: Getting started with the MPC5775B-EVB and MPC5775E-EVB

    1.1 Get the OpenSDA Serial Driver

    Install the OpenSDA serial driver if necessary, in order to make the COM port available as an OpenSDA port. It can be checked under “COM and LPT Ports” as OpenSDA – CDC Serial Port in the Device Manager.

    Get the Open SDA serial driver

    1.2 Get Your Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

    MPC5775B/E-EVB performs better when using S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture® IDE

    Note: Check the S32 Design Studio page for the latest version.

    Download S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture

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    2. Plug It In

    2.1 Plug the USB Serial Cable

    Connect the micro USB cable to J116 micro USB port.

    If the driver is available:
    You will be able to see the OpenSDA – CDC Serial Port

    If the driver is not available:
    Go to the Device Manager and right-click the COM port detected and select Update Driver Software.
    Select Browse > My Computer for driver software and select the downloaded OpenSDA driver.

    2.2 Setup Tera Term Console

    Open Tera Term on Windows® PC.
    Select the serial port to which the micro USB of the development board is connected and click OK. Go to Setup > Serial Port and select 19200 as the baud rate.


    2.3 Connect the MPC5775B/E Low-cost Development Board

    Connect power supply to power socket and micro USB cable to micro USB port on the development board.
    Make sure the status LEDs D14, D15, D16, and D32 for voltage levels 3.3V, 5V, 1.25V and 12V supply respectively are glowing green on the board.

    2.4 Reset the MPC5775B/E Low-cost Development Board

    After resetting the board by pressing the Reset button (SW1)


    You will be able to see the welcome message on the terminal:


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    3. Load and Run

    3.1 Load Example in S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture® IDE

    Open S32 Design Studio IDE and make or select a workspace, then click OK


    Go to New > S32DS Design Project from Example from the File menu


    Scroll down to the SDK PARTM v3.0.0 Example Projects and select MPC5777C
    Then select Hello_world_mpc5777c and click Finish


    3.2 Generate Code Using Processor Expert

    Click on the Generate Processor Expert Code icon:


    3.3 Debug the Code by Using the Debug Configuration Wizard

    Click on Run > Debug Configuration…
    Select the Debugger tab and then select the OpenSDA Embedded Debug – USB Port interface


    The “Port“ should automatically be selected if the EVB is connected to the computer.
    Click Apply, then click Debug, and finally click Yes.


    3.4 Load the Code

    Click the Resume icon to observe the blinking LED D20.

    Note: You can use the C/C++ prospective view to back to program window.


    Click the Terminate icon to end the program execution.


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