User's Manual

External Use 9

Introduction to OpenSDA

The MSD Flash Programmer is a composite USB application that provides a virtual serial port and an easy and convenient way to

program applications into the KW24 MCU. It emulates a FAT16 file system, appearing as a removable drive in the host file system with a

volume label of ‘DAPLink’. Raw binary files that are copied to the drive are programmed directly into the flash of the KW24 and executed

automatically. The virtual serial port can be opened with standard serial terminal applications.

Using the MSD Flash Programmer

Using the Virtual Serial Port

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The new application should now be running on the FRDM-

KW24D512. And you can program repeatedly without the

need to unplug and reattach the USB cable before

reprogramming.

Locate the Precompiled Examples folder in the

FRDM-KW24D512 Quick Start Package.

Copy & paste or drag & drop one of the .bin files to

the FRDM-KW24D512 drive.

Determine the symbolic name assigned to the

FRDM-KW24D512 virtual serial port. In Windows

open Device Manager and look for the COM port

named “mbed Serial Port (COMxx)”.

Open the serial terminal emulation program of your

choice. Examples for Windows include Tera Term,

PuTTY and HyperTerminal.

Program one of the applications from the

Precompiled Examples folder using the MSD

Flash Programmer.

Configure the terminal program. Most embedded

examples use 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no

parity bits, one stop bit (8-N-1) and no flow control.

Press and release the Reset button (SW5) at

anytime to restart the example application. Resetting

the embedded application will not affect the

connection of the virtual serial port to the terminal

program.

NOTE: Flash programming with the MSD Flash Programmer is

currently only supported on Windows operating systems. However,

the virtual serial port has been successfully tested on Windows,

Linux and Mac operating systems.