
NXP Semiconductors
UM11134
FRDMGD3100HBIEVM half-bridge evaluation board
UM11134
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User guide
Rev. 3 — 10 February 2020
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Figure 13. FRDM-KL25Z setup and interface
6.1 Installing SPIGen on your computer
The latest version of SPIGen supports the GD3100 and is designed to run on any
Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7-based operating system. To install the software,
do the following:
1. Go to
Download
.
2. When the SPIGEN: SPI Generator (SPIGen) software page appears, go to the
Lab and Test Software
section and click
Download
associated with the description
of the selected environment. A wizard guides the user through the process.
3. If instructed for the SPIGen wizard to create a shortcut, a SPIGen icon appears on
the desktop. By default, the SPIGen executable file is installed at
C:\Program Files
(x86)\SPIGen
.
Installing the device drivers overwrites any previous SPIGen installation and replaces
it with a current version containing the GD3100 drivers. However, configuration files
(.spi) from the previous version remain intact.
6.2 Configuring the FRDM-KL25Z microcode
By default, the FRDM-KL25Z with this kit is preprogrammed with the current and most
up-to-date firmware available for the kit.
A way to quickly check that the microcode is programmed and board is functioning
properly, is to plug the KL25Z into the computer, open SPIGen, and verify the software
version at the bottom is 5.4.7 software (see
).
In the event of a loss of functionality following a board reset, reprogramming, or a
corrupted data issue, the microcode may be rewritten per the following steps:
1. To clear the memory and place the board in bootloader mode, hold down the reset
button while plugging a USB cable into the
OpenSDA
USB port.
2. Verify the board appears as a “BOOTLOADER” device and continue to step 3. If the
board appears as KL25Z, you may skip to step 6.
3. Download the
Firmware Apps
.zip archive from the PEMicro OpenSDA web page
http://www.pemicro.com/opensda/
). Validate your email address to access the files.