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Getting Started with the S32RXXXEVB

Last Modified: 2019-03-26 07:35:09Supports S32R Evaluation System

Contents of this document

  • 1

    Plug It In
  • 2

    Get Software
  • 3

    Build, Run

1. Plug It In

The S32R274RRUEVB is the main evaluation platform for NXP's S32R274 radar MCU. This evaluation board is meant to be paired with the MPC57xxMB motherboard and a radar transceiver such as the TEF810. This page will introduce you to the S32R274RRUEVB's out-of-box experience and showcase some radar applications. Let's get started with your S32R274RRUEVB. You have the choice of watching a short setup video or following the detailed actions listed below.

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      1.1 Power the Board

      The S32R274RRUEVB supports two power options: through the EVB power terminals or through the MPC57xxMB. The EVB power terminal requires that the proper voltages be applied to the 5 V, 3.3 V, and 1.25 V ports. This can be most easily generated with a DC voltage generator. The second option, with the motherboard, requires only a 12 V power supply with a barrel connector. The MPC57xxMB's various voltage regulators will generate the 5 V, 3.3 V, and 1.25 V supplies from this input and powers both the MPC57xxMB and S32R274RRUEVB. The S32R274RRUEVB ships being configured for the second option. To power from the S32R274RRUEVB terminals, you must switch the jumpers J2, J3, J4, J5, and J7 to the 1-2 position, so that the onboard voltage regulators derive their power from the S32R274RRUEVB rather than from the MPC57xxMB.

      1.2 Build the Out-of-Box Demo Setup

      Your S32R274RRUEVB comes with a pre-installed demo. It requires the MPC57xxMB. Connect the CLKOUT pin (P9.7) to an oscilloscope. Also connect the following GPIOs to LEDs: P8.1 to LED P7.1, P8.2 to LED P7.2, and P8.3 to LED P7.3.


      1.3 Run the Out-of-Box Demo

      In this demo, the three cores of the S32R274 will take turns controlling the CLKOUT pin. With the clock sources configured to different frequencies, each core drives a different clock source out of the CLKOUT pin. You will see the oscilloscope waveform change accordingly.

      Control of CLKOUT passes from one core to the next every 5 seconds in a round-robin fashion. This switch is timed using the PIT (Periodic Interrupt Timer). Each core will also drive a different LED. With the described hardware setup, Core Z4 will toggle LED P7.1; Core Z7a will toggle LED P7.2; and Core Z7b will toggle LED P7.3.

      2. Get Software

      Choose a Development Path:

      Learn how to install and run S32R274 sample code.

      2.1 Jump Start Your Design by Downloading S32R274 Quick Start Package

      Download Quick Start Guide and sample software to kickstart your design.

      Get S32R274 Quick Start Package

      2.2 Install Your Toolchain

      NXP offers a complimentary toolchain called S32 Design Studio (S32DS). The S32 Design Studio is an Eclipse-based IDE that offers comprehensive software writing and debugging capabilities. It includes a Processor Expert-based SDK, various other libraries, and supports multiple debuggers including GDB and Lauterbach.

      Get S32 Design Studio IDE

      3. Build, Run

      Learn how to create a new project in S32 Design Studio IDE for Power Architecture and the basics to create your own code by running an easy example code.

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          3.1 Connect the Debugger

          The S32R274RRUEVB debugs with a JTAG interface. Plug in a JTAG connector to the JTAG port in the orientation shown in the figure. NXP recommends the P&E Micro USB Multilink or Lauterbach.

          3.2 Create, Build and Debug your Application

          Software Integration Guide(SWIG) in the Quick Start Package provides easy, step-by-step instructions on how to create, build, and debug projects. Alternatively you can download SWIG from the link below.

          Software Integration Guide

          For your convenience we integrated example codes in to S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture. Alternatively they can be found in to Quick Start Package. Again Software Integration Guide(SWIG) provides step-by-step instructions on "How to use?".

          Not sure how to use a terminal application? Try one of these tutorials:

          Tera Term Tutorial, PuTTY Tutorial