User`s manual

User’s Manual 3
1.2 Advantages of Using the RabbitCore 2000
• Fast design time since the basic core has already been designed and built.
• Competitive pricing compared with purchasing and assembling the individual compo-
nents.
• Easy programming, including production installation of a program.
• Generous memory size allows large C programs with tens of thousands of lines of code,
and substantial data storage.
1.3 Development and Evaluation Tools
1.3.1 Development Kit
The Development Kit has the essentials that you need to design your own a microproces-
sor-based system, and includes a complete software development system (Dynamic C).
The items in the Development Kit and their use are as follows:
• CD-ROM with Dynamic C
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software, RabbitCore 2000, and Rabbit
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2000 micropro-
cessor documentation. You may install this software by inserting the disk into your
CD-ROM drive. If it doesn’t start automatically, click on “setup.exe.” This software
runs under Windows ‘95, Windows ‘98, and Windows NT. We suggest taking the
option to load the documentation to your hard disk. The documentation is in both
HTML and Adobe PDF format, and may be viewed with a browser.
• RabbitCore 2000 (RCM2020 model). This is a complete controller board that includes
a Rabbit 2000 processor, 256K of flash memory, 128K of SRAM.
• Prototyping Board. The RabbitCore 2000 can be plugged into this board. The Proto-
typing Board includes a 5 V supply for powering the RabbitCore 2000, and various
accessories such as pushbutton switches, and LEDs. In addition, you can add your own
circuitry using through-hole or surface mount parts in the prototyping space provided.
• Programming cable. The programming cable is used to connect your PC serial port
directly to the RabbitCore 2000 to write and debug C programs that run on the Rabbit
2000.
• AC adapter. The AC adapter is used to power the Prototyping Board and the Rabbit-
Core 2000. The wall transformer is supplied only for Development Kits sold for the
North American market. The Prototyping Board can also be powered from any DC
voltage source between 7.5 V and 25 V. The linear regulator becomes rather hot for
voltages above 15 V.
Table 1. RabbitCore 2000 Features
Model Features
RCM2000 Full-featured controller.
RCM2010 RCM2000 with 128K SRAM
RCM2020 RCM2000 with 18.432 MHz clock and 128K SRAM