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Runing Renesas M16C on Windows 7 64-bit

Posted by gpatsil Nov 18, 2009

In order to run M16C Renesas drivers on windows 7 64-bit you can fo the following:

1) Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx and follow the instructions on how to setup Windows Virtual PC with windows XP.

(The user will have to download a 500mb file, and another virtual pc file installation file.)

2) Load the M16C Renesas drivers inside the virtual PC:

Once you have XP running use the flash development kit to install USB Renesas E driver then made windows manually look for the driver within Device Manager.

Note: The Renesas board would not be picked up within the Windows 7 device manager, but I was successful in the virtual desktop
of Windows XP. The virtual desktop is windowed or maximized onto the Windows 7 desktop and all HEW processes and compiling worked without a problem.

Note2: This should work for 32-bit version but hasnt been tested.

Note3: Thanks to Christopher DeLeon for these instructions!

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R8C and M16C Development boards

Posted by gpatsil Jul 14, 2009

From Mikrocontroller in Germany. They've got their own development boards with LCD modules and DIP adapters.

Check out this web link to what looks like a University project. There's an M16C running graphics on a small monochrome module. They also have an R8C solution.

These boards don't seem to have debugger connections. You'll also note that they appear to be designed for hand-assembly.

Web link to the boards: http://www.mikrocontroller.com/eng/R8C13-ctrl.php

Originally posted by Calvin Grier

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Renesas RSK Development Kit "Application Page"

Posted by gpatsil Jul 14, 2009

Renesas now has some fairly complete reference designs based around the M16C/26A RSK development boards. Download the software and check them out! This code will port to larger M16C devices.

Renesas RSK Development Kit "Application Page"

These applications are designed to highlight features of the M16C MCUs.

The application programs are written in the C language.

For more details of the MCU's function, please see the hardware manual.

More detailed explanation is available for each program. Click the title of each application program to see it.

The ZIP file of the application program stores the full set of necessary program.

Adobe Acrobat after ver. 4.0 is necessary to see PDF of the application notes.

http://www.renesas.com/fmwk.jsp?cnt=app_prog.htm&fp=/products/tools/introductory_evaluation_tools/renesas_starter_kits/rsk_park_2/child_folder/&title=Application%20Program

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M16C project with 802.15.4 RF and TinyOS for sensor networks

Posted by gpatsil Jul 14, 2009

North Carolina State University: The aim of the project is to transfer some data, for example, the temperature readings from the temperature sensor on the Berkeley Motes to the Renesas M16C board and display the values on the LCD of the M16C board. The solutions use the Rensas Zigbee development kits for RF communications between "motes".