RabbitCore RCM3305, User Manual

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User’s Manual 9
2. G
ETTING
S
TARTED
This chapter describes how to set up and use an RCM3305 series
module and the Prototyping Board included in the Development Kit.
NOTE: It is assumed that you have a Development Kit. If you purchased an RCM3305
series module by itself, you will have to adapt the information in this chapter and else-
where to your test and development setup.
2.1 Install Dynamic C
To develop and debug programs for an RCM3305 series module (and for all other Rabbit
hardware), you must install and use Dynamic C.
If you have not yet installed Dynamic C version 9.25 (or a later version), do so now by
inserting the Dynamic C CD from the Development Kit in your PC’s CD-ROM drive. If
autorun is enabled, the CD installation will begin automatically.
If autorun is disabled or the installation otherwise does not start, use the Windows
Start | Run
menu or Windows Disk Explorer to launch
setup.exe
from the root folder
of the CD-ROM.
The installation program will guide you through the installation process. Most steps of the
process are self-explanatory.
Dynamic C uses a COM (serial) port to communicate with the target development system.
The installation allows you to choose the COM port that will be used. The default selec-
tion is COM1. You may select any available port for Dynamic C’s use. If you are not cer-
tain which port is available, select COM1. This selection can be changed later within
Dynamic C.
NOTE: The installation utility does not check the selected COM port in any way. Speci-
fying a port in use by another device (mouse, modem, etc.) may lead to a message such
as
"could not open serial port"
when Dynamic C is started.
Once your installation is complete, you will have up to three icons on your PC desktop.
One icon is for Dynamic C, one opens the documentation menu, and the third is for the
Rabbit Field Utility, a tool used to download precompiled software to a target system.
If you have purchased the optional Dynamic C Rabbit Embedded Security Pack, install it
after installing Dynamic C. You must install the Rabbit Embedded Security Pack in the
same directory where Dynamic C was installed.