User`s guide

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Getting Started
This chapter explains the setup and installation for the CodeWarrior™ IDE, including
hardware connections and communications protocols.
This chapter contains these sections:
• System Requirements
• Installing the CodeWarrior IDE
• Creating a Project
System Requirements
Table 2.1 lists system requirements for installing and using the CodeWarrior IDE for
DSP56800E.
Installing the CodeWarrior IDE
Follow these steps:
Table 2.1 Requirements for the CodeWarrior IDE
Category Requirement
Host Computer
Hardware
PC or compatible host computer with 133-megahertz Pentium®-
compatible processor, 64 megabytes of RAM, and a CD-ROM drive
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/NT/XP
Hard Drive 600 megabytes of free space, plus space for user projects and source
code
DSP56800E 56800E EVM or custom 56800E development board, with JTAG
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Other Power supply