Programming the Tiva C Series LaunchPad Evaluation Board
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Programming the Tiva C Series LaunchPad Evaluation Board
The Tiva C Series LaunchPad software package includes pre-built binaries for each of the example
applications. If you have installed TivaWare to the default installation path of
C:\ti\TivaWare_C_Series_<version>, you can find the example applications in
C:\ti\TivaWare_C_Series_<version>\examples\boards\ek-tm4c123gxl . The on-board ICDI is used with the
LM Flash Programmer tool to program applications on the Tiva C Series LaunchPad.
Follow these steps to program example applications into the Tiva C Series LaunchPad evaluation board
using the ICDI:
1. Install LM Flash Programmer on a PC running Microsoft
®
Windows
®
.
2. Switch the POWER SELECT switch to the right for Debug mode.
3. Connect the USB-A cable plug to an available port on the PC and the Micro-B plug to the Debug USB
port on the board.
4. Verify that the POWER LED D4 on the board is lit.
5. Run the LM Flash Programmer.
6. In the Configuration tab, use the Quick Set control to select the EK-TM4C123GXL evaluation board.
7. Move to the Program tab and click the Browse button. Navigate to the example applications directory
(the default location is C:\ti\TivaWare_C_Series_<version>\examples\boards\ek-tm4c123gxl ).
8. Each example application has its own directory. Navigate to the example directory that you want to
load and then into the directory which contains the binary (*.bin) files. Select the binary file and click
Open.
9. Set the Erase Method to Erase Necessary Pages, check the Verify After Program box, and check
Reset MCU After Program.
Program execution starts once the Verify process is complete.
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