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Getting Started with the MPC5775B BMS and VCU Reference Design

Last Modified: May 13, 2020Supports MPC5775B BMS and VCU Reference Design

Contents of this document

  • 1

    Out of the Box
  • 2

    Get Software
  • 3

    Plug It In

1. Out of the Box

1.1 Get to know your reference design

2. Get Software

2.1 Download the RDVCU5775EVM software development kit (SDK)

S32 Design Studio based demo project for RDVCU5775EVM using SDK 3.0.0 with FreeRTOS.

Download RDVCU5775EVM SDK

2.2 Download the RDVCU5775EVM graphic user interface (GUI)

GUI software to monitor battery status via CAN interface.

Download RDVCU5775EVM GUI

2.3 Get your integrated development environment (IDE)

RDVCU5775EVM performs better when using S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture 2017.R1

Download S32 Design Studio

2.4 Get a GIU run-time environment

Python 3.7 64-bit with PyQt5 and Numpy GUI run-time environment.

Download Python

2.5 Get a UART driver

FT232RQ driver for UART FTDI Driver for UART.

Download FTDI Driver

3. Plug It In

3.1 Set up UART driver for RDVCU5775EVM

Connect the mini USB cable to J2 mini USB port on RDVCU5775EVM.

Check if the driver is available under Ports (COM and LPT) in Device Manager.

3.2 Set up the GUI environment

Open Windows Command Prompt and execute the python - version to check the python version.

Execute the pip install PyQt5 and pip install Numpy to install the necessary packages for GUI.