Rabbit RCM3365 User manual - 2.  G

User’s Manual

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2.  G

ETTING

 S

TARTED

This chapter explains how to set up and use the RCM3365/

RCM3375 modules with the accompanying Prototyping Board.

NOTE: It is assumed that you have a Development Kit. If you purchased an RCM3365 or 

RCM3375 module by itself, you will have to adapt the information in this chapter and 

elsewhere to your test and development setup.

2.1  Install Dynamic C

To develop and debug programs for the RCM3365/RCM3375 (and for all other Rabbit 

hardware), you must install and use Dynamic C.

If you have not yet installed Dynamic C version 9.24 (or a later version), do so now by 

inserting the Dynamic C CD from the Development Kit in your PC’s CD-ROM drive. If 

autorun is enabled, the CD installation will begin automatically.

If autorun is disabled or the installation otherwise does not start, use the Windows 

Start | Run

 menu or Windows Disk Explorer to launch 

setup.exe

 from the root folder 

of the CD-ROM.

The installation program will guide you through the installation process. Most steps of the 

process are self-explanatory.

Dynamic C uses a COM (serial) port to communicate with the target development system. 

The installation allows you to choose the COM port that will be used. The default selec-

tion is COM1. You may select any available port for Dynamic C’s use. If you are not cer-

tain which port is available, select COM1. This selection can be changed later within 

Dynamic C.

NOTE: The installation utility does not check the selected COM port in any way. Speci-

fying a port in use by another device (mouse, modem, etc.) may lead to a message such 

as 

"could not open serial port"

 when Dynamic C is started.

Once your installation is complete, you will have up to three icons on your PC desktop. 

One icon is for Dynamic C, one opens the documentation menu, and the third is for the 

Rabbit Field Utility, a tool used to download precompiled software to a target system.

If you have purchased the optional Dynamic C Rabbit Embedded Security Pack, install it 

after installing Dynamic C. You must install the Rabbit Embedded Security Pack in the 

same directory where Dynamic C was installed.