YM16CSPB Renesas Electronics America, YM16CSPB Datasheet - Page 8

• Manufacturer Part Number: YM16CSPB
• Description: DEMO PLATFORM M16C 20MHZ
• Manufacturer: Renesas Electronics America
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of YM16CSPB

• Contents: Demo Board
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• For Use With/related Products: M16C Family
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not Compliant, Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant

Activities aimed at smoothing out and accelerating the software installation experience have been
ongoing at Renesas for years. This is no small task, as evidenced by the fact that typical
evaluation kits now include as many as 6 individual installers. The SPB has installers for the
HEW IDE (multiple versions, based on MPU/MCU family), the Flash Development Toolkit,
AutoUpdater, etc. In reality, therefore, the main installer is really a wrapper for the other
installers.
In general, the installer asks users to agree to an end user license agreement (ESLA), then asks
what software is to be installed, and verifies those selections. Then the wrapper starts the required
installers for the selected program elements and provides the inputs required by the installation
program, allowing the user to simply wait while the installation is performed automatically. The
SPB, however, adds an additional capability to simplify the installation process. To improve the
process, a video has been added to guide users as the installation progresses.
By playing multimedia files during the installation, the SPB enables the engineer to learn
interesting and useful pieces of information that can later be used during their evaluation of the
platform. Time that might otherwise be wasted is put to good use.
The video is a short introduction that summarizes the corporate facts of the company, as a leading
global system LSI supplier, provides an overview of what the Subatomic Particle Board is, and
highlights what the user will experience. It also provides information on available support
resources, which range from educational courses to the products and services offered by third-
party suppliers. Viewing the video is both more pleasant and more beneficial than just watching a
progress bar move across the screen, and has been well received as a result.
3.1 Extended Lifetime
The analysis of available evaluation kits revealed that too often they quickly become obsolete as
technology advanced, and thus were abandoned to collect dust or fill the trash barrel. To give the
SPB greater longevity, extended “staying power,” it was given a link to the Renesas AutoUpdater
utility. This utility allows users to not only download new versions of HEW and HTS, but also to
download new interactive tutorials as they are produced.
Among the ideas under consideration for new instructional material are scripts on how to perform
firmware coverage analysis, ways to make a project portable, methods for setting up interrupt
service routines (ISRs), etc. The addition of new material would help keep the SPB in the roster
of design tools that engineers keep at the ready.
4. Endless Education
Many engineers want to take advantage of any training offered by their favorite MCU/MPU
supplier. To address this issue, the user can access interactive training courses from the “Activity
Center” that the SPB supports. Those courses provide an accurate idea of the type of material
they can access by navigating to the vast library of material at the Renesas Interactive website.
Furthermore, because many design engineers rely on third-party suppliers for everything from
drivers to graphics files to software stacks, special tutorials from three technology partners have
been created for the launch of the SPB, with more to come. Specifically, tutorials are included
from IAR, Segger, and KPIT Cummins covering their tools, drivers or software.
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