Online course on Embedded Systems

MODULE -3: Kit Installation

As already mentioned in module-2, we are using AME-51 Lite Microcontroller board in our course. It's based on 32 bit ML67Q4051 ARM processor from OKI Semiconductor.

The items bundled with this kit are,
AME-51 Lite evaluation board with ML67Q4051 MCU on board
Serial RS232 cable - 9-pin male/female
OKI AME-51 Lite CD
Quick Start Guide

Kit does't provide 5V DC power suppy. It has to be purchased separately from any electronic shop. The rating of this power supply is,

Output Voltage = 5 to 7.5V unregulated DC Voltage

Current rating = 1Amp

with a 2.1 mm power adapter (Center pin positive)

The components on the AME-51 Lite evaluation board are,

Here is the picture of the board

1. White cable above number '1' is RS 232 cable.

2. Black plug below number '2' is power plug.

Kit installation
Please follow these below steps to connect the board to your PC.

Place your board at a convenient place next to your PC.
Plug in 5V DC adapter to CPU board. Ensure your 5V DC power supply plug's center pin is positive and it should be of size 2.1 mm. Also make sure your 5V DC adapter current rating is 1Amp.
Connect the provided serial cable from your PC's serial port to the board serial port UART0
There is an 8 position DIP switch to tell the board what to do.
Board can go into four operating modes through four different configurations of the switch.
Here is the switch position table for the four modes.

X - Dont care (can be either Off or On)

Default set position is stand-alone mode. If not in stand-alone mode, set it to stand-alone mode.

Installation of software part (compiler):

Load the CD provided in the kit into your PC's CD ROM drive and look for ame51setup.exe and double click to install. Follow the easy instructions and complete the installation. It's must to install it on C drive to avoid the complexity of changing root setting in the makefiles.

Unzip the file ttermp23 and extract them to a folder. In the unzipped files click setup.exe to install Tera Term Terminal Emulator software. Follow the simple instructions and complete the installation.

This software will only work on following Operating Systems
Windows XP professional
Windows 2000 with service pack 1 installed
Windows 98 second edition

At this stage both hardware and software installation is complete.

PS: We have used ARM based kit over 8051 and PIC for the reason of its rising popularity and growing importance.

 

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