User guide

Introduction
How this Manual is Organized
11 MPC8568E Kit Configuration Guide
Depending upon the type of development you plan to do, you should read different
sections of this document.
• If you are writing programs that will run on a bare board, read these sections:
“Setting Board Jumpers and Switches” on page 15
“Preparing for Bare Board Development or for Linux® OS Customization” on
page 15
“Installing the Bare Board Development Tools” on page 21
“Registering and Licensing Your CodeWarrior™ Product” on page 28
“Creating and Debugging a Bare Board Project” on page 43
• If your bare board programs use the QUICC Engine coprocessor, you should also
read these sections:
“Installing and Using the Netcomm Device Drivers” on page 31
“Using the CodeWarrior™ QUICC Engine™ Utility” on page 43
• If you are writing Linux applications that will run on a Linux image in flash memory,
read these sections:
“Setting Board Jumpers and Switches” on page 15
“Preparing for Linux® Application Development” on page 17
“Installing the Linux® Development Tools” on page 25
“Registering and Licensing Your CodeWarrior™ Product” on page 28
“Creating and Debugging a Linux® Application Project” on page 56
• If you need to create a custom embedded Linux image and write it to the processor
board’s flash memory, read these sections:
“Setting Board Jumpers and Switches” on page 15
“Preparing for Bare Board Development or for Linux® OS Customization” on
page 15
“Using the MPC8568E-MDS-PB BSP” on page 55