RAK CREATOR pro User manual

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CREATOR pro Standard SDK
Build Environment Setup - IAR
V1.0
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1. Introduction
This document describes the use of CREATOR pro standard SDK to debug the program, the
standard SDK provides IAR project for the user reference.
About the CREATOR pro standard SDK,Can go to RAK official github download:
https://github.com/RAKWireless/CREATOR-Standard-SDK
About IAR tools can be downloaded from this site：
https://www.iar.com/iar-embedded-workbench/#!?currentTab=free-trials
It is important to note that you must use IAR version greater than 7.20. Because only after this
IAR tool to support CMSIS-DAP.

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2. Board Information
IC: RTL8711AM
Module: RAK473
HDK version: CREATOR pro V1.0
Label
Function
Description
J1
Power pin
The pin used to test the power consumption of
the module
J2
UART switch pin
Can be used to switch CON1 connected to the
serial port
CON1
Power
To the module power supply, and do serial
output information
P1
JLINK
Available for JLINK download program
Key
WPS/MODE
Backup
EasyConfig
Backup
N/R
DAP Reset
Reset DAP chip button
T/R
DAP ISP function
Start DAP ISP button
RESET
RESET
Reset the RAK473 module(Reset 8711AM)
For a description of the hardware of the module, see the documentation: CREATOR Hardware
introduction manual

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3. Debugging method
CREATOR pro supports two kinds of online debugging methods, one is to use CMSIS-DAP
way, the other is the common use of j-link debugging, Below to introduce two kinds of debugging
methods.
3.1 CMSIS-DAP
The CREATOR pro development board supports CMSIS-DAP debugger, DAP debugger. It
requires installing “serial to USB driver ”at first. Serial to USB driver can be found
intools\serial_to_usb\mbedWinSerial_16466.
After installing the driver. Then Connect board to the PC with micro-USB cable.

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Open the computer resource manager, you can see mbed Serial Port.
Use IAR tool open the project on the github download, set the debug way is CMSIS-DAP.