ZK-HC08AX-A

The ZK-HC08AX-A Starter Kit is a full-featured, ready-to-use evaluation board for Freescale MC68HC908AB/AS/AZ microcontrollers. A 64-pin Yamaichi QFP ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket is provided which allows easy microcontroller insertion/extraction--the Starter Kit can be used as a single programmer. The Starter Kit takes advantage of the CodeWarrior Development Studio Special Edition (which groups an Editor, Assembler, C Compiler and Debugger) and the Freescale MON08 interface, which allows the download and debug of the user application into the microcontroller's FLASH memory. Together with CodeWarrior, the Starter Kit provides you with everything you need to write, compile, download, in-circuit emulate and debug user code. Full-speed program execution allows you to perform hardware and software testing in real time. The Starter Kit is connected to the host PC through a USB port. A prototyping area allows you to wire your own small application.

The Starter Kit features a built-in USB to MON08 interface, that is, a circuitry that electrically and logically translates MON08-like commands sent by the host PC through the USB cable to the MON08 interface of the target microcontroller. Just connect the board to the PC via a USB cable and you are ready to in-circuit program and debug the target microcontroller. Additionally, the Starter Kit features two additional, separate MON08 connectors (an Enhanced MON08 connector, compatible with SofTec Microsystems inDART-HC08/D In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer, and a standard MON08 connector) which allow an external in-circuit debugger to be used.

The Starter Kit comes with CodeWarrior for HC(S)08 Development Studio, Special Edition. CodeWarrior Development Studio is a powerful and easy-to-use tool suite designed to increase your software development productivity. It provides unrivaled features such as Processor Expert application design tool, full chip simulation, data visualization and project manager with templates to help you concentrate on the added value of your application. The comprehensive, highly visual CodeWarrior Development Studio enables you to build and deploy HC08 systems quickly and easily. This tool suite provides the capabilities required by every engineer in the development cycle, from board bring-up to firmware development to final application development. This free version of CodeWarrior has a 16 KB code-size limited C compiler.

A full-featured programming utility (DataBlaze) is provided free with the Starter Kit. DataBlaze offers advanced features like memory editing, blank check/erase/program/verify operations, project handling and one-button, multiple-operations programming ("Auto" feature).