3 quick start – Texas Instruments MSC1211 User Manual

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Quick Start

2-3

Getting Started

2.3

Quick Start

Once the MSC1211EVM has been unpacked from its shipping container, and
you have verified that the board is configured as shown in Table 2–1, it can be
powered on and tested.

First, connect the board to the host PC using the supplied 9-pin serial cable. Then,
power the board on by plugging the wall power adapter into a suitable ac power
source and plugging the barrel plug into the barrel jack (J6) on the MSC1211EVM.
(You do not have to connect the serial cable first; it is also acceptable to apply
power to the board first.) When the board is properly powered on, the two green
power-good indicator lamps near the power connectors will glow brightly.

Place the CD-ROM into your CD–ROM drive. Table 2–2 shows the directories
located on the CD-ROM.

Table 2–2. CD-Rom Contents

Directory

Description

8051 Reference

Some reference documentation on the 8051

8051 Tutorial

An HTML tutorial from 8052.com

ADC Demo

A Visual demonstration of the operation of the
MSC1211

Application Notes

Several Application notes for the MSC family

BASIC

BASIC–52 and MDL–BASIC

C Programming

Some information on C–Programming on 8051s

Downloader

Program for loading HEX files into the MSC Flash
memory

EVMS

Design documents for the MSC EVMs

Example Programs

Various example programs for the MSC devices

Hitex ICE

An example of an external ICE which can be used
with the MSC

MSC1210 Data Sheet

MSC1210 User Manual

Ride

Full featured C/Assembly development/simulator en-
vironment

Wickenhauser

A low cost C compiler for the MSC1210

Now, install two pieces of software on your PC: RIDE and the Download Tool.
If you are running a Windows platform that is NT-based, such as Windows NT
or Windows 2000, you will need administrator privileges to install the software.
Follow the instructions that the installers give you.

Once the programs has been successfully installed, you can execute them.
When the RIDE development system is run, it displays a splash screen, and
then you will see something like the screen in Figure 2–1.

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