RabbitCore RCM2200, Getting Started Manual

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Getting Started Manual Introduction & Overview 1–3
1.2 Development Software
The RCM2200 module uses the Dynamic C devel-
opment environment for rapid creation and debug-
ging of runtime applications. Dynamic C provides a
complete development environment with integrated
editor, compiler and source-level debugger. It inter-
faces directly with the target system, eliminating the
need for complex and unreliable in-circuit emula-
tors.
Dynamic C must be installed on a Windows work-
station with at least one free serial (COM) port for
communication with the target system. See Chapter
3, “Software Installation & Overview,” for complete
information on installing Dynamic C.
IMPORTANT! The RCM2200 mod-
ule requires Dynamic C v7.04 or
later for development. A compati-
ble version is included on the
Development Kit CD-ROM.
1.3 How to Use This Manual
This Getting Started manual is intended to give
users a quick but solid start with the RCM2200
module. It does not contain detailed information on
the module hardware capabilities, the Dynamic C
development environment, or the TCP/IP software
support for the integrated Ethernet port. Most users
will want more detailed information on some or all
of these topics in order to put the RCM2200 module
to effective use.
1.3.1 Additional Product Information
Detailed information about the RabbitCore
RCM2200 will be found in the RabbitCore
RCM2200 User’s Manual, provided on the accom-
panying CD-ROM in both HTML and Adobe PDF
format.
Some advanced users may choose to skip the rest of
this introductory manual and proceed directly with
the detailed hardware and software information in
the User’s manual.
TIP… We recommend that anyone not
thoroughly familiar with Z-World
controllers at least read through the
rest of this manual to gain the nec-
essary familiarity to make use of the
more advanced information.
1.3.2 Additional Reference Information
In addition to the product-specific information con-
tained in the RabbitCore RCM2200 User’s Manual,
several higher-level reference manuals are provided
in HTML and PDF form on the accompanying CD-
ROM. Advanced users will find these references
valuable in developing systems based on the
RCM2200 module:
• Dynamic C Premier User’s Manual
• Introduction to TCP/IP
• Dynamic C TCP/IP User’s Manual
• Rabbit 2000 Microprocessor User’s Manual
1.3.3 Using Online Documentation
We provide the bulk of our user and reference docu-
mentation in two electronic formats, HTML and
Adobe PDF. We do this for several reasons.
We believe that providing all users with our com-
plete library of product and reference manuals is a
useful convenience. However, printed manuals are
expensive to print, stock and ship. Rather than
include and charge for manuals that every user may
not want, or provide only product-specific manuals,
we choose to provide our complete documentation
and reference library in electronic form with every
development kit and with our Dynamic C develop-
ment environment.
NOTE: The most current version of
Adobe Acrobat Reader can always
be downloaded from Adobe’s web
site at http://www.adobe.com.
We recommend that you use ver-
sion 4.0 or later.