LM3S8962 README FIRST
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1. 3G or other wireless Internet connection disable it at this time We want to guarantee that your browser makes its connection attempt through the Ethernet cable Connect the provided Ethernet cable to your PC and the 8962 board If you have problems connecting to the board in later steps you may need to disable your firewall software Since there is no DHCP server present to allocate an address to the Ethernet port on the LM3S8962 board the IwIP stack has defaulted to a preprogrammed IP address In order to communicate we need to provide the PCs Ethernet port a suitable address Depending on the OS that you re using the following procedure may be slightly different Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections gt Local Area Connection Click the Properties button When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears scroll down until you see Internet Protocol TCP IP like shown below Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using WD Broadcom Nerone Sa Gaat C This connection uses the following items M iPass Protocol IEEE 802 1x v2 3 1 9 M Cisco Discovery Protocol Packet Driver Uik me Intemet Protocol TCP IP Mi R gt Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when2. by pressing the user pushbutton SELECT Press the but ton again to start the game The LM3S8962 Evaluation Board uses the CAN module on the LM3S8962 to communicate with the included CAN device board During game play the volume is adjusted by using the up and down buttons on the CAN device board The Status LED on the CAN device board will blink during various portions of the quick start application The LM3S8962 microcontroller contains an integrated Ethernet controller which is also used by the game During the game a user can attach the board to a LAN If there is a DHCP server present on the LAN the board attempts to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server After about a minute if no DHCP server is found the board defaults to an IP address dis played at the bottom of the main game screen To view the web page you must configure your host machine to be on the same subnet as the board If connecting to a LAN your PC s configuration should match the board s except for the last 3 digits of the address In most cases if you connect the board directly to your PC your machine automatically detects the correct IP address and subnet settings after several seconds 6 4 Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST Procedure 1 PC Networking Changes After 30 seconds or so you should see an IP address at the bottom of the OLED display This is the IP address of the LM3S8962 Ethernet interface If you have a 802 11 AirCard
3. connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Cancel Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST 6 5 Procedure Click the Properties button When the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears make a mental or other note of the settings you see then make the selections shown below if your boards IP address was different simply make sure that the first three fields are the same as shown on the OLED and the fourth is different Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 169 254 254 100 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Default gateway P r 3 Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server TENE Altemate DNS server Click OK Close the Local Area Connection Properties and Local Area Connection Status windows Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST Procedure 2 Start your browser Start your web browser and enter the address shown on your OLED display and press Enter A web page like the one below served from the LM3S8962 should appear Tl Stellaris LM3S8962 Evaluation Kit LUMINARY MICRO e About Luminary Micro ia VOe Auto Refresh Is On
4. 3 RefreshNow e About the Stellaris Family e Block Diagram Quick Start Game Demo If the maze image above appears as a gray box on your browser you likely do not have Java installed on your PC Look on the flash installation drive and run the jre 6u17 windows i586 s exe Java offline installation file Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST 6 7 Procedure 3 UART Connection While the game is being played a running tally of the score is output through UARTO of the LM3S8962 microcontroller VARTO is connected to the FTDI s second serial channel This serial channel is available to Windows as a Virtual COM port To de termine which COM Windows has assigned to the Virtual COM port on the LM3S8962 board follow these steps From the Start Menu select Control Panel then double click the System icon Select the Hardware tab Click on the Device Manager button Click on the symbol to expand the Ports COM amp LPT group Stellaris Virtual COM Part COM is listed as shown in the figure below This COM is the device you connect to using your terminal application In this example the COM port is COM34 Device Manager File Action View Help R Monitors E Network adapters PCMCIA adapters 3 Ports COM amp LPT Communications Port COM 1 aJ ECP Printer Port LPT1 RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 COM4 Sf RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 COMS 4 Stellaris Virtu
5. D and are also available for download from www ti com Stellaris e Stellaris LM3S8962 Evaluation Kit User s Manual e StellarisWare Driver Library e StellarisWare Driver Library User s Manual e Stellaris LM3S8962 Microcontroller Data Sheet Di You re done Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST 6 9 Procedure another blank page 6 10 Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST
6. Stellaris LM3S8962 Evaluation Kit README FIRST The Stellaris LM3S8962 Evaluation Kit for Ethernet and CAN provides a low cost way to start designing Ethernet and controller area network CAN applications with Stellaris microcontrollers The LM3S8962 Evaluation Board EVB can function as either a complete evaluation target or as a debugger interface to any external Stellaris device The included USB cable is all that is needed to provide power and communication to the host PC Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST 6 1 Procedure Hardware list gt PC with a USB port running Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or Vista gt USB cable gt LM3S8962 evaluation kit Software list gt Workshop Installation Flash Drive 6 2 Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST Procedure Procedure Initial Board Set Up 1 Connect and power the EVB Connect the LM3S8962 Evaluation Board to the LM3S2110 CAN Device Board using the 10 way ribbon cable included in the kit The cable inserts into the header labeled CAN on each board Note Do not connect the larger 20 pin ribbon cable between the two boards This will enable JTAG debugging of the LM3S2110 You could inadvertently overwrite the code in the de vices flash memory To power the EVB use the USB cable supplied in the kit Connect the mini b smaller end of the USB cable to the connector labeled P4 on the EVB Connect the other end Type A to a free USB port on
7. al COM Port COM34 Toshiba BT Port COM10 aF Toshiba BT Port COM11 a Toshiba BT Port COM12 a Toshiba BT Port COM13 7 Toshiba BT Port COM14 a Toshiba BT Port COM20 a Toshiba BT Port COM21 a Toshiba BT Port COM40 aF Toshiba BT Port COM6 a Toshiba BT Port COM7 aF Virtual IR COM Port COM22 koal Processors To view the score open up a terminal application on your PC such as HyperTerminal usually found under Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications Give the connection a name like Temp then connect using COM where is the number Windows has assigned the Virtual COM port Set the serial connection to a baud rate of 115200 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST Procedure Your HyperTerminal window should look something like this temp HyperTerminal BR Fie Edit View Call Transfer Help Cw S DH v gt Connected 0 01 10 Auto detect 115200 8 N 1 If you have problems running HyperTerminal open Code Composer Studio and from the Menu bar click Window gt Show view gt Other Click the next to the Terminal folder and select Terminal Click OK At the top of the Terminal pane click Settings Change the Connection Type to Serial and use the settings shown above References The following references are included on the Stellaris LM3S8962 Evaluation Kit Docu mentation and Software C
8. your host PC A PC s USB is capable of sourcing up to 500 mA for each attached device which is sufficient for the evaluation board If connect ing the board through a USB hub it must be a powered hub Stellaris One Day Workshop LM3S8962 README FIRST 6 3 Procedure Quickstart Application The LM3S8962 Evaluation Board comes preprogrammed with a quickstart application Once you have powered the board this application runs automatically You have probably already noticed this running as you installed the drivers A splash screen appears on the OLED dis play for a few seconds before the application begins The quickstart application is a game in which you navigate a character through a maze Use the directional push buttons to move the character and the user pushbutton SELECT to fire a missile to destroy the monsters Score accumulates for maze progress and the number of monsters destroyed The game lasts for only one character life the score displays at the end of the game Since the OLED display on the evaluation board has burn in characteristics similar to a CRT the application also contains a screen saver The screen saver only becomes active if two minutes have passed without the user pushbutton being pressed while waiting to start the game that is the screen saver never appears during game play After two minutes of running the screen saver the display turns off and the user LED blinks Exit either mode of screen saver
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