Stellaris Launchpad under OSX 10.8.2, part 3 – OpenOCD

So, now we need debugger for our Launchpad. Since lmicdi have limited command set (am I wrong?), I need full-fledged debugger, so I’ll use OpenOCD. »Read More

Stellaris Launchpad under OSX 10.8.2, part 2 – lmicdi and gdb

Now, I’ll try to compile lmicdiusb, and install arm-none-eabi-gdb for on-board debugging…

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Stellaris Launchpad under OSX 10.8.2


DON’T FOLLOW THIS HOWTO!!!

It seems that arm-none-eabi-gcc 4.6.2 from ports has some problems with FPU (floating point)!!
I’ll update this post when I figure out which one!

Since I have two of these boards, and my primary OS is Mac OSx, I’ll try to setup loader and toolchain on it. »Read More

Reusing LCD display, part 2

Ok, it took me few days to continue, but here is breakout of flex cable connector, for breadboard. :-D
It doesn’t look pretty, but no shorts and everything is connected.
Pins 1 and 2 are GND and Vcc, and i think that pin 3 is for contrast.

I’ll try to connect it to propeller in next few days…

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Reusing LCD display

I have small lcd display, I think it’s 20×2 chars, from old photocopy machine that I dissasembled, that I never tried to use it. But, it’s using flexy cable for connection so I first had to desolder original one! And of course, it doesn’t have standard, breadboard, spacing! So, I’ll try to connect it to breadboard with some wires…
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