Intel IQ80960RM, RN Getting Started

IQ80960RM/RN

Evaluation Board Manual 2-1

Getting Started

This chapter contains instructions for insta lling t he IQ80960RM/ RN pla tfor m in a host sys tem and,

how to download and execute an application program using Wind River System’s IxWor ks∗ or

Intel’s CTOOLS software development toolsets.

This section provides a general overview of the components required to develop and execute a

program on the IQ80960RM/RN platform. IQ80960RM/RN evaluation boards supp ort two

software development toolsets, Wind River System’s IxWorks and Intel’s CTOOLS.

IxWorks is a complete toolset featuring an integrated development environment including a

compiler, assembler, linker, and debugger. It also features a real-time operating system. If you are

using the IxWorks operating system with the TORNADO* development environment, refer to the

Wind River Systems, Inc. documentation referenced in Section1.8.3.

CTOOLS is a complete C/C++-l anguage software-developm ent toolset for developing em bedded

applications to run on i960 p rocessors. It contains a C/C++ c ompiler, the gcc960 and ic960 comp iler

driver programs, an assembler, runtime libraries, a collection of software-developm ent tools and

utilities, and printed and on-line documen tation. The MON960 Debug Monit or User’s Guide fully

describes the components of MON960, including MON960 commands, the Host Debu gger Interface

Library (HDIL), and the MONDB.EXE util ity. If you are using MON960 and the CTOOLS toolset,

refer to section Section 2.2.1, “Installing Software Development Tools” on page 2-1 .

See Chapter 1 for more information on the IxWorks and CTOOLS features.

The IQ80960RM/RN evaluation boards are supplied with IxWorks intelligent real-time operating

system pre-loaded into the on-board Flash. You also have the option of installing the MON960

debug monitor, which is required if you are using the CTOOLS debugging tools, GDB960,

GDB960V, or MONDB. Section3.3.1 describes the Flash ROM programming utility, which al lows

you to load MON960 onto the platform or re-load IxWorks.

If you haven’t done so already, install your development software as described in its manuals. All

references in this manual to CTOOLS or CrossWind assume that the default directories were

selected during installation. I f th is is not the case, substitute the appropr iate path for the default

path wherever file locations are referenced in this manual.