User’s Manual
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2. G
ETTING
S
TARTED
This chapter describes the RCM4510W hardware in more detail, and explains
how to set up and use the accompanying Prototyping Board.
NOTE:
This chapter (and this manual) assume that you have the RCM4510W Development Kit.
If you purchased an RCM4510W module by itself, you will have to adapt the information in
this chapter and elsewhere to your test and development setup.
2.1 Install Dynamic C
To develop and debug programs for the RCM4510W modules (and for all other Rabbit hardware),
you must install and use Dynamic C.
If you have not yet installed Dynamic C version 10.11 (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 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 pro-
cess 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 selection is COM1.
You may select any available port for Dynamic C’s use. If you are not certain which port is avail-
able, 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. Specifying 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 new icons on your PC desktop. One
icon is for Dynamic C, another 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 any of the optional Dynamic C modules, install them after installing
Dynamic C. The modules may be installed in any order. You must install the modules in the same
directory where Dynamic C was installed.
