XMOS XC-1A, Quick Start Manual

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XC-1A Quick Start Guide (1.0) 3/7
2 Microsoft Windows Users
1. Download and configure the tools
• Download the tools installer from the following URL:
http://www.xmos.com/downloads
• Double-click the installer to run it. Follow the on-screen prompts to install
the tools on your PC.
2. Install the USB-to-JTAG drivers
• Connect the XC-1A card to your development system using the USB cable
provided.
The New Hardware Wizard is displayed. If you are prompted to connect to
Windows Update, click No .
• Click Next to proceed.
• Select Install from list and click Advanced .
• Browse to your tools installation folder, open the drivers subdirectory and
select the FTDI folder.
• Click Next and follow the instructions on screen.
•
Click Finish to complete the driver installation.
The XC-1A card starts up and flashes the LEDs around the XMOS chip on the
card. The XC-1A card has four demonstrations which you can launch using
the push buttons—see Section
5 .
3. Start the tools
• To start the integrated development environment,
Start
·
Programs
·
XMOS
· XMOS Desktop Tools 9.9 · XMOS Development Environment .
• To use the command-line tools, Start · Programs · XMOS · XMOS Desktop
Tools 9.9 · Desktop Tools Prompt .
You are now ready to follow the XC-1A tutorial which explains how to write XC
.
programs for your XC-1A board. Download the tutorial from
http://www.xmos.com/published/xc1atut
.
www.xmos.com