As before, make sure that the USB flash drive is plugged into an active USB port, and double click the
Setup.exe file in the root directory. From the main menu, click the Programming Tools button, and from
this menu click the MAX-IDE button. This will start the MAX-IDE Setup Wizard that will install this
program. The wizard will default to the directory C:\Program Files\MAX-IDE for installation, but you can
select any directory by clicking the Browse button. In this and other selection options, choosing the
defaults is recommended. Once the installation is complete, MAX-IDE can be launched from the Start
menu: Start
All Programs
MAX-IDE
MAX-IDE.
To configure MAX-IDE for using the assigned serial port determined above, start the program and select
Device
Options. Choose your COM port from the drop-down selection as shown in
Figure 4
. If this COM
port is not listed, simply type the value, i.e., COM4. This would also be a good time to check the Device
Configuration File and the Desired JTAG Clock Frequency (kHz); set them to the values shown if they do not
appear already.
Figure 4. Configuring the options for the MAX-IDE.
Example Program
There are several MAXQ2000 example applications provided on the USB flash drive in the folder "examples."
One of these example programs is written in MAXQ assembly language, and is found in the subdirectory
\MAXQ2000 USB KIT\MAX-IDE\Temperature. This application measures the ambient temperature using a
DS18B20 digital thermometer. The measured temperature is displayed alternately in degrees Fahrenheit and
degrees Centigrade on the board's LCD. This temperature application will be used to illustrate the kit's
functionality.
To load and execute this example, the files should be copied to a working directory on your PC. This is
accomplished by clicking on the Programming Tools button from the main menu of the MAXQ2000 EV kit disk,
and then clicking on the Example Code button. This will start an installation wizard (this may take a while),
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