Lab2 - TSLite Phase II: Installation and Testing for Two way communication

B. Create a Common Workspace

To create a common workspace you need to follow the steps as below.

• Back up the project by typing the following command in a Cygwin window

cd c:/embed_net/tslite

cp -R projects projects.orig

• Activate VC++ 6.0

• File --> New --> Win32 Console Application

• Use these parameters

Project name: projects

Location: c:\embed_net\tslite

The "projects" workspace is now created.

• Remove the project: projects

• Insert the following projects into the "projects" workspace.

C:\embed_net\tslite\projects\hello\HELLO.dsp

C:\embed_net\tslite\projects\ups2\ups2\ups2.dsp

C:\embed_net\tslite\projects\ups2\ups2\winups.dsp

C. Create a New Programming Projects

The following procedure will create an ETS Kernel Project which is a Win32 console application project that has the switch /ETS:FILENAME in its link command line. When Developer Studio links the program, Embedded StudioExpress intercepts the operation and redirects it to the LinkLoc linker, using the filename specified in the /ETS switch as a linker command file.

• • Click New ETS Project in the Embedded StudioExpress toolbar

  • Enter these parameters in the "ETS Project Wizard - Step 1" window

Workspace Name: myproj

Workspace Base Directory:

C:\embed_net\tslite\projects\myproj

Linker Command File: (*) Create New File

• • Check these parameters in the "ETS Project Wizard - Step 2 of 3" window

[x] PC-Compatible Screen Driver

[x] PC-Compatible Keyboard Driver  

Note: If PC-Compatible Screen Driver is turned on then @pcat_sc.emb is not commented out in myproj.lnk

! PC-Compatible Screen Driver

@pcat_sc.emb

This setting will enable the displaying of message on the target machine instead of the host machine.

• • Add the source code myproj.c which is created in this way:

cd C:/embed_net/tslite/projects/myproj

cp ../hello/hello.c myproj.c

• • Add created myproj.c to project myproj.

  • Compile and execute myproj. The target machine displays

Hello world!

A DOS window pops up in the host machine and displays:

Press a key to exit...

D. Set up UPS2 to test the second USN-Serial connection

- Set up UPS2 to test the second USN-Serial connection

• • Activate VC++ 6.0

  • Open this workspace

C:\embed_net\tslite\projects\projects.dsw    

• • Rebuild the ups2 project

Note: You may encounter this error

C:\embed_net\tslite\projects\ups2\ups2\upsall.h(10) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'embkern.h': No such file or directory

This is caused by incorrect INCLUDE directory setup.

• • Run with com2

Right click ups2 --> setting --> Debug -->

Program arguments: com2

• • Execute the project ups2

To build and execute ups2.exe first make project ups2 as Active Project.

- Then Build project ups2 as below from menu Build -> Build UPS2.exe.

- Then Execute UPS2.exe from menu Build -> Execute UPS2.exe

 In the following snapshot, bottom red indication shows project ups2 is successful built.

- Following snapshot shows the downloading of file UPS2.exe.  

- Don’t close the Executable window till you finish execution of winups.exe. It must be required to remain open to get the final result.

• • Execute the project WINUPS

- First activate project WINUPS as below.

- Then Build project winups as below from menu Build  Build WINUPS.exe.

- Then Execute WINUPS.exe from menu Build -> Execute WINUPS.exe

 In the following snapshot, bottom red indication shows project WINUPS is successful built.

- Execute the project winups which pops up the following window.

• • • File --> Port Settings

    Select COM2

• • • File --> Connect to UPS

Click buttons to experiment

- By clicking on “Connect to UPS” pops up the following window.

• • • File --> Disconnect from UPS

- By clicking on “Disconnect to UPS” black window of UPS.exe will show the message of “Press any key to exit ….”.

- When you press any key in that window that window will be closed and you can finish your TSLite Phase II (Two way communication) successfully.