This section covers the ways to get started using IAR Embedded Workbench with ModusToolbox™ software.

Create new application​

Creating an application includes several steps, as follows:

Step 1: Open Project Creator tool​

The ModusToolbox™ Project Creator tool is used to create applications based on code examples and template applications. You can open the Project Creator tool from the Windows Start menu, or by launching the executable. By default, the tool is installed in the following directory:

<user_home>/ModusToolbox/tools_<version>/project-creator

The tool is provided in GUI form and as a command line interface. For more details, refer to the

Project Creator user guide

.

Note:

You can also launch the Project Creator tool from the ModusToolbox™ Dashboard. Refer to the

Dashboard user guide

for details.

Step 2: Choose Board Support Package (BSP)​

When the Project Creator tool opens, expand one of the BSP categories under

Kit Name

and select an appropriate kit; see the description for it on the right. The following image is an example; the precise list of boards available in this version will reflect the platforms available for development. You can also create a new BSP or browse for one on disk.


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For this example, select the

CY8CKIT-062S2-43012

kit.

Step 3: Select application​

To select an application:

  1. Click

    Next >

    to open the Select Application page.


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    This page displays example applications, which demonstrate different features available on the selected BSP. In this case, the CY8CKIT-062S2-43012 provides the PSOC™ 62 MCU and the AIROC™ CYW43012 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth® combo chip. You can create examples for PSOC™ 6 MCU resources such as CAPSENSE™ and QSPI, as well as numerous examples for other capabilities.

  2. Click

    Browse…

    next to

    Application(s) Root Path

    to create or specify a folder where the application will be created.

  3. Pull down the

    Target IDE

    menu, and select

    ARM MDK (uVision)

    .


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  4. Under the

    Template Application

    column, expand

    Getting Started

    and select

    Hello World

    from the list. This example exercise uses the PSOC™ 6 MCU to blink an LED.


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    Note:

    The actual application names available might vary.

  5. Type a name for your application and/or BSP, or leave the default names. Do not use spaces. Also, do not use common illegal characters, such as:

    * . " ‘ / \ [ ] : ; | = ,

Step 4: Create application​

To create the application:

  1. Click

    Create

    .


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    The tool displays various messages.

    When the process completes, a message states that the application was created.


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  2. Click

    Close

    to exit the Project Creator tool.

Export existing application​

If you have a ModusToolbox™ application that was created for another IDE or for the command line, you can export that application to be used in µVision. Open a terminal window in the application directory, and run the command

make uvision TOOLCHAIN=ARM

.

Note:

For applications that were created using core-make-3.0 or older, you must use the

make uvision5

command instead.

This sets the TOOLCHAIN to ARM in the Keil µVision configuration files but not in the ModusToolbox™ application’s Makefile. Therefore, builds inside Keil µVision will use the ARM toolchain while builds from the ModusToolbox™ environment will continue to use the toolchain that was previously specified in the Makefile. You can edit the Makefile’s

TOOLCHAIN

variable if you also want ModusToolbox™ builds to use the ARM toolchain.

Check the output log for instructions and information about various flags.

Open application in Keil µVision​

Creating or exporting the application generates the following file in the application/project directory:

mtb-example-psoc6-hello-world.cprj

Note:

If you're working with a multi-core or multi-project application, a cprj file is created in each sub-project directory. See

Opening µVision multi-core projects

for instructions instead.

extension should have the association enabled to open it in Keil µVision

The

cprj

file extension should have the association enabled to open it in Keil µVision.

extension should have the association enabled to open it in Keil µVision

  1. Double-click the

    mtb-example-psoc6-hello-world.cprj

    file. This launches the Keil µVision IDE. The first time you do this, the following dialog displays:



  2. Click

    Yes

    to install the device pack. You only need to do this once.

  3. Follow the steps in the Pack Installer to properly install the device pack.


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    Note:

    In some cases, you may see the following error message:

    SSL caching disabled in Windows Internet settings. Switched to offline mode.

    See this link for how to solve this problem:

    https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ka002253/latest

  4. When complete, close the Pack Installer and close the Keil µVision IDE.

  5. Then double-click the .

    cprj

    file again and the application will be created for you in the IDE.