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Review of Freescale TWR-S08DC-PT60 Tower System Daughter Card for the 5-Volt 8-bit MC9S08P Family

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RoadTest: Freescale TWR-S08DC-PT60 Tower System Daughter Card for the 5-Volt 8-bit MC9S08P Family

Author: migration.user

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Evaluation Type: Evaluation Boards

Did you receive all parts the manufacturer stated would be included in the package?: True

What other parts do you consider comparable to this product?: -

What were the biggest problems encountered?: - quick start guide - codewarriror software - lab examples

Detailed Review:

The product arrived today, the packing was nice. The board and the components seems nice and good quality.

 

After a quick examine of the board itself, I tried the onboard installed demo applications.

The I2C low-G sensor was awesome in action, its picked up movements and rolling as I expected,

I just loved it.

 

When I finished with the physical inspection, I  followed the directions on the backside of the package,

downloaded the CodeWarrior itself, then some drivers and LAB examples, and finally there was I

with all the preparations I needed.

 

However, around the end of step (part) 2, the things in CodeWarrior was started to diferentiate to the

instructions in the quick start guide (http://cache.freescale.com/files/32bit/doc/quick_start_guide/S08PDCQSG.pdf?fpsp=1).

Its a problem, because I ended up with some errors in the building process. I was a bit sad about it,

but with some extra effort, I was able to fire it up.

 

As far as I currently see, points of can-be-improved:

 

- better quick start guide (or perhaps a ready-to-go application/addon, that can be installed after CodeWarrior, and can

support first-timers)

 

Possible in-field applications of this boards include:

 

- washing machine

- mixer (concrete)

- blender

 

 

Final thoughts: Nice microcontroller with great features and good performance.

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