Getting Started with the S32K116EVB2Q048 Evaluation Board

2.1 Download the EVB Jump Start Software

Download the code and run it to get familiar with your S32K116EVB2Q048.

Download S32K116EVB2 Jump Start SW

2.2 Get the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

S32K116EVB2Q048 evaluation board performs better when using S32 Design Studio for Arm^®

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

Download S32 DESIGN STUDIO IDE

2.3 Get the Run-Time Debugging Tool

S32K116EVB2Q048 evaluation board performs better when using FreeMASTER tool for run-time debugging.

Note: Check the FreeMASTER page for the latest version.

Download FREEMASTER TOOL

Let's take your S32K116-Q048 for a test drive.

You have the choice of watching a short setup video or following the detailed actions listed below.

3.1 Set Up Jumpers in the S32K116EVB2Q048

Note: The resistances with notation DNP are populated.

3.2 Plug in the 12 V Power Supply

The S32K116EVB2Q048 or S32K118EVB2Q048 evaluation boards power from a USB or external 12 V power supply.
By default 12 V power is enabled with J107.

Connect the USB cable to a PC using the supplied USB cable.
Connect the other end of the USB cable (microUSB) to the mini-B port on S32K116EVB2Q048 or S32K118EVB2Q048 at J7
Allow the PC to automatically configure the USB drivers if needed.
Debug is done using OpenSDA through J7

When powered through USB, LEDs D2 and D3 should light green.
Once the board is recognized, it should appear as a mass storage device on your PC with the name S32K116EVB2Q048 or S32K118EVB2Q048.

Board is preloaded with a software, in which the red, blue and green LEDs will toggle at different rates.

Let's take your S32K116EVB2Q048 or S32K118EVB2Q048 boards for a test drive.

4.1 Communicate with Run-Time Debugger

Launch the FreeMASTER application:

Configure the communication port through OpenSDA with a 115200 b/s speed rate:

Manually = Project → Options → Comm

Automatically = Tools → Connection Wizard

Learn more about OpenSDA at Projects and Tutorials.

4.2 FreeMASTER JumpStart Project Loaded

The FreeMASTER JumpStart project description:

Learn more about the FreeMASTER JumpStart project features at Projects and Tutorials.

4.3 Import and Debug the Project to IDE

Launch the S32 Design Studio for Arm and select a default Workspace or specify a new one, then click OK.

To create a new project, select File → New → Project

Choose a project name and then select a project type, then click Next.

Note: You can select the project type in the executable or library folder.

Select Debugger Support and Library Support, then click Finish.

4.4 Set Up Debug Configuration

Select OpenSDA to debug with it.

Select your project, and click on Debug Configuration.

Select the debug configuration under GDB PEMicro Interface Debugging, click the Debugger tab.

In Interface, select OpenSDA. If your board is plugged in, it should appear in Port.
To finish, click Apply then Debug.

5.1 Starting the Debugger

Debug configuration is only required once. Subsequent starting of debugger does not require those steps.

• Three options to start the debugger:
  • If the Debug Configuration has not been closed, click on the Debug button on bottom right
  • Select Run - Debug (or hit F11)
  

  Note: This method currently selects the desktop target (project.elf) and gives an error. Do not use until this is changed.

  • Recommended method: Click on the pull down arrow for bug icon and select …_debug.elf target
  

5.2 Debug Basics

Step Into (F5)

Step Over (F6)

Step Return (F7)

Run

Suspend

Resume (F8)

View Variables

Click the Variables tab. To enter different values, click in the Value field.

View and Alter Registers

To see CPU registers, click the Registers tab. To enter different values, click in the Value field.

View peripheral registers in the EmbSys Registers tab:

View and Alter Memory

Select Add Memory Monitor and then select the base address to: 40000000

View Memory

Breakpoints

To add break points, point and click in the desired location.

Note: The blue dot indicates the debugger breakpoint.

Reset and Terminate the Debug Session

To reset the program counter, select Terminate (Ctrl+F2).

5.3 Optional - P&E Debug Configuration

Select Debug Configurations:

Create a new P&E launch configuration:

Click to create a new P&E launch and then click Debugger.

Select a S32K116EVB2Q048 device and then click Apply and debug your application.

FreeMASTER JumpStart

To display the main project panel, go to: Project → View → Project Tree

To display real-time oscilloscope graph examples, select Potentiometer or Touch Sense Electrodes:

• Analog values from potentiometer:
• Responses from touch sense electrodes:

Introduction to OpenSDA

OpenSDA is an open-standard serial and debug adapter. It bridges serial and debug communications between a USB host and an embedded target processor. OpenSDA software includes a flash-resident USB mass-storage device (MSD) bootloader and a collection of OpenSDA applications.

The S32K116EVB2Q048 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.

The MSD Flash Programmer is a composite USB application that provides a virtual serial port and an easy and convenient way to program applications into the KEA MCU. It emulates a FAT16 file system, appearing as a removable drive in the host file system with a volume label of S32K116EVB2Q048. Raw binary and Motorola S-record files that are copied to the drive are programmed directly into the flash of the KEA and executed automatically. The virtual serial port enumerates as a standard serial port device that can be opened with standard serial terminal applications.

Board Documents

• SS32K116EVB Evaluation Board - Schematics

Chip Documents

• S32K1xx MCU Family - Data Sheet
• S32K1xx MCU Family - Reference Manual
• S32K1xx MCU Family - Functional Safety Documentation

Software

• S32 Design Studio for Arm^®
• FreeMASTER Run-Time Debugging Tool
• Model-Based Design Toolbox (MBDT)
• Automotive Math and Motor Control Library Set (AMMCLib)

Forums

Connect with other engineers and get expert advice on designing with the S32K144EVB on one of our community sites.

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