/challenges-projects/design-challenges/makelifeaccessible/b/blog/posts/installed-softwareWhy not install the software while I&#39;m waiting for the Kit to arrive ! The kit will include the FRDM-KV31 and FRDM-MC-LVPMSM. I am using a Acer laptop with Windows 10 installed. NXP provides a robust library of software and information to s...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/makelifeaccessible/b/blog/posts/installed-softwareSun, 10 Apr 2016 19:31:46 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:efcf99b1-815f-4d07-bdb7-e6cd31bc91a7DAB1<p>Good idea.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is always best to get familiar with the development environment before you get deep into the project.</p><p>Learning the short cuts and limitations of the tools is always beneficial when you have to debug something and decide if its your problem or &quot;their&quot; problem.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In college I discovered a bug in the schools boot loader that ate up about three weeks of my time. </p><p>Finding the error did get me an A, but the time lost was irrecoverable.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1322&AppID=130&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">