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EXTERNAL USE

Introduction to OpenSDA: 2 of 2

The MSD Flash Programmer is a composite USB application that provides a virtual serial port and an easy and convenient way to

program applications into the S32K118 MCU. It emulates a FAT file system, appearing as a removable drive in the host file system with

a volume label of S32K118EVB. Raw binary and Motorola S-record files that are copied to the drive are programmed directly into the

flash of the S32K118 and executed automatically. The virtual serial port enumerates as a standard serial port device that can be opened

with standard serial terminal applications.

NOTE: Flash programming with the MSD Flash Programmer is

currently only supported on Windows operating systems.

However, the virtual serial port has been successfully tested on

Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems.

Using the MSD Flash Programmer

1. Locate the .srec file of your project , file is under the

Debug folder of the S32DS project.

2. Copy & paste or drag & drop one of the .srec files to

the S32K118EVB drive

The new application should now be running on the

S32K118 EVB. Starting with v1.03 of the MSD Flash

Programmer, you can program repeatedly without the

need to unplug and reattach the USB cable before

reprogramming.

Drag one of the .srec code for the S32K118 EVB board

over USB to reprogram the preloaded code example to

another example.

Using the Virtual Serial Port

1. Determine the symbolic name assigned to the S32K118EVB

virtual serial port. In Windows open Device Manager and look

for the COM port named “PEMicro/Freescale – CDC Serial

Port”.

2. Open the serial terminal emulation program of your choice.

Examples for Windows include

Tera Term , PuTTY, and

HyperTerminal

3. Press and release the Reset button (SW5) at anytime to

restart the example application. Resetting the embedded

application will not affect the connection of the virtual serial

port to the terminal program.

4. It is possible to debug and communicate with the serial port

at the same time, no need to stop the debug.

NOTE: Refer to the OpenSDA User’s Guide for a description of a known

Windows issue when disconnecting a virtual serial port while the COM

port is in use.