P & E Development Tools for 

For more details of HC08 products

All 68HC08 have on the chip a small monitor (MON08) which links to the outside world via two of the chips pins and which is used by developers to test programs and to program those chips containing Flash or EEPROM,  A circuit is available that converts these signals to RS232 (its a non-standard protocol) but its functions are limited.  P&E have developed a number of products around this interface that provide a significant improvement over the standard Freescale circuit.

Note that the 68HCS08 uses a different interface see HCS08 page

MON08 Multilink Interface Cables

The MON08 Multilink use the PC USB port to control a target 68HC908 processor via the MON08 port. The USB unit supplies its own power to the target system through the MON08 connector. By powering the board in  this way the MON08 Multilink USB can perform automatic power sequencing of the target MCU system. They also possess an auto-baud feature, which samples the target frequency and sets the proper communications rate. When using P&E software, such as our ICS packages, the MON08 Multilink USB  allows you to choose your specific target processor with different monitor mode options.

CPROG08 Flash Programmer

A command line application that Uses the MON08 Multilink USB or Cyclone to interface between a PC and a target processor this windows software package will program either on chip or external flash memory or on chip EEPROM.
To see which Flash devices are supported follow this link 

Cyclone Pro Interface

Connects to PC via Ethernet, USB and serial port Interactive Windows driven Flash Programming or remote controlled programming Or as a standalone programmer 3 MBytes available for storing multiple downloads and algorithms Will also operate as a BDM or MON08 debugger --- its Ethernet port makes it super fast Automatic frequency detection of target Automatic baud rate detection of target Works with 1.6V-5V targets at 1-8MHz (08) or 0.1-35MHz (12) MON08 configuration initialised on reset Control of power sequencing of target to manage security access when programming flash The Cyclone Pro also works with the HCS08, HCRS08  HC12, HCS12 and HCS12X for more details of the Cyclone Pro

The Cyclone Pro can be used in 4 different modes:

• Interactive programming packages are provided for all CPU families. 
• Or you can link it to a PC, download multiple target programs to it and then disconnect it from the PC.  It then becomes a manually controlled, standalone  flash programmer for on chip memory or in the case of the HC12/S12 for on or off chip memory
• Or it can be driven by a PC via the Ethernet, USB or Serial port with automated commands either using command line instructions or from a C program using the dll included in the package.
• With the addition of P&E Windows based Debugger ( works with Assembler and C ) it can be used to debug code by providing downloading to memory, access to it and the registers, as well as having the ability to set breakpoints, run the CPU at full speed, slowly or in single step mode. Support for the Cyclone Pro is being provided by a number of leading C compiler manufacturers within their C Debugging environment.

A Software Development Kit is available that allows multiple Cyclones to be driven by a single CPU for economical operation in large production environments.

Free software

Integrated Development Environment & Assembler	MON08 Flash/EEPROM Programmer
Simulator	In Circuit Debugger

The above Windows software products are included in a number of Freescale development kits and are available free of charge to any 68HC08 users.  You may download them but they remain P&E copyright and may not be sold or distributed.  They are supplied without any support included.

Free 4K C Compiler

For details of how to obtain any of the above software

PKG08 Pro USB

These are an enhanced version of the free products shown above - additions include

New WinIde v2.0 Editor which includes:

- Support for projects

- Source Code Highlighting including native support for C, Pascal, Assembly, and Java

- Key re-mappings

New Casm08z v2.0 Assembler which includes:        

- Multiple segmentation support

- More powerful Macros

- More powerful conditionals, including expression evaluation

- Listing-file cross reference table

- Output s-record range checking

New Debugger/Simulator support which includes

- Elf/Dwarf 2.0 source level debug module

- High level language debug features

 

For prices of Enhanced HC08 software visit our Web Shop

 

68HC08 Evaluation boards

DEV908AB

• MON08 header for in-circuit debugging

• Full access to all processor peripherals

• Full access to all processor pins, including port pins needed for Monitor Mode entry shortly after reset (wire wrap headers enclosed)

• On-Chip flash programming

• RS232 level conversion + DB9 connector

• Standard Thru-Hole and new Surface Mount prototyping areas

• Clock circuit

• Schematic enclosed

• Board Dimensions: 3.500" x 5.180"

The DEV908AB development board give the user the utmost flexibility in designing with the 68HC908AB32  processor. This P&E development system makes available the MON08 interface pins on the 68HC08 chip, so the processor can be used for development using standard MON08 debugging commands or as a simple microprocessor. The DEV908AB board provides full access to the pins via 0.1" connection holes with individual labels on both sides of the board. Several types of interconnects for the pin holes come with the kit, including wire wrapping headers. The 4-layer DEV908AB board has analog switches to release the port pins necessary for monitor mode entry shortly after reset, an RS-232 serial driver, the processor (68HC908AB32), a clock circuit, a thru-hole prototyping area, surface mount prototyping area, and all necessary components needed to configure the processor for instant debugging. This target board is perfect for embedding into prototype systems as it is compact and only require a five volt power supply. By simply adding the power supply and programming the on-chip flash, the user immediately has a fully working system.

The 68HC908 8-bit processor on the board includes a flash array, RAM, an A/D converter (ADC), clock generator module (CGM) for crystal frequency multiplication (using a PLL), an asynchronous serial communication interface (SCI), a synchronous serial peripheral interface (SPI), a timer interrupt module (TIM), Computer Operating Properly Watchdog (COP) and other standard HC08 peripherals. 

The DEV908AB board is also available as part of KIT908AB, which includes a development board and the MON08 Multilink cable, as well as our ICS08_ALL and PROG08 software.

A new range of very small HC08 development boards are also available that provide ideal one off application boards or single chip prototypes.  COMSOL does not hold stocks of these boards but will be happy to obtain any required against purchase orders...... call the office for prices and more details

908AB32	908EY16	908GP32	908GR8	908GZ16
908GZ60	908J18	908MR32	908QY4	908SR12