Red Suite / LPCXpresso FAQ

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• Red Suite v4 Documentation

Which Version of Red Suite / LPCXpresso do I have?

• Finding your version number

• Latest Version numbers for all Code Red products

• Updating to a new version of Red Suite 3 / LPCXpresso

• Can I install multiple versions of the Code Red tools?

• Upgrading to Red Suite 3 from Red Suite 2

• Upgrading to Red Suite 4 from Red Suite 3

• New Functionality in Code Red IDE Version 4

  • STM32 Support (new in version 4.10)

Tools Licensing

• How can I evaluate Red Suite?

• License Types and Restrictions

• License and Activation

• Moving licensing between computers (Reactivation)

• How to request an evaluation license

• My evaluation license doesn't work with...

• License Re-activation lockout

• Multi User Installation

• Error(18) when activating

• Where is my license (CDM file) stored?

• LPCXpresso License diagnostics

• End User License Agreements:

  • Red Suite

  • LPCXpresso

General IDE usage and settings and installing plugins

• Using the IDE as a limited (non administrator) user on Windows

• Status bar shortcuts

• Increasing the memory available to Java

• Increasing the number of lines in the build console

• make fails with 'Virtual Alloc pointer is null' error

• Using/installing Version Control (SVN, SourceSafe) from within the Code Red tools

• Editor Hints and tips

• Linux GUI issues

Projects

• Migrating existing projects to Code Red IDE Version 4

• Examples supplied with the Code Red IDE

• How to use resources outside your Red Suite Project

• Import/Export: moving projects between workspaces or computers

• Copying Projects

• Using Environment Variable in project settings

• How include paths work

• Adding paths to StellarisWare libraries

• How do I switch between Debug and Release builds?

• Changing the current build configuration of multiple projects

• Project versus per-file properties

• Support for CMSIS (Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard)

• Differences between CMSIS 1.30 and 2.00

• Updating projects from CMSIS 1.30 to CMSIS 2.0

• CMSIS 2.00 DSP Library

• Creating Library Projects (Code Red IDE v3)

• Using library projects from your own projects

• Target MCU selection for static library projects

• Enhanced Static Library Support in Code Red IDE v4

• Build Behavior when using Library Projects

• Porting code from other toolchains

• Changing the Project Target MCU

• Changing clock speed of NXP LPC1xxx MCUs

• How do I add semihosting to an existing project?

• LPC12xx Watchdog Support

• LPC12xx ROM Divide

• Code Read Protect (CRP)

Building

• Linking results in undefined reference to `xxx`

• Linker Error "cannot find -l<lib_name>"

• Linker CRP Enabled, but no CRP_WORD provided within application

• How do I increase the Stack Size?

• Stack Problems

• How to reserve space in Flash

• Automated build from command line

• Build Macros

• "Invalid project path" warning messages

• Debug build too big to fit into flash

• Errors relating to cr_section_macros.h and NXP/crp.h

• The Build Console

Compiler/Assembler/Linker

• Compiler Optimization

• Bit-Banding

• Porting ARM assembler code to Cortex-M3

• Creating a link map

• Using your own linker scripts

• Enhanced Managed Linker Scripts

• Reserving RAM for IAP Flash Programming

• Placing data at an address

• Placing Code in RAM

• Packed Structures

• Where is the GCC documentation?

• Using C++ in embedded applications

• '~PRES8' errors or warning when linking objects with armlink

• Application Flash / RAM size

• Reducing Code Size when CRP enabled

C Library

• What are Redlib and Newlib?

• What is semihosting?

• What are none, nohost and semihost libraries?

• Switching the selected C library

• Using printf in your applications (Semihosting)

• Retargeting printf/scanf to use a UART

• Notes on Redlib_v2

• Extending LMI's examples to use C library functions

• Newlib and math functions

• C Library Documentation

Output file formats

• Creating srec, binary, ihex files

• Disassembling objects and executables

• Post-processing your linked application

Debug

* Debugger Configuration

• How do I stop build before debug?

• Peripherals

• Setting the Crystal and PLL values for a target board

• How do I debug from Reset?

• Stack errors while debugging

• Debug a running system (without loading an application)

• Using the command line flash programming tool

• Debugging a hard fault

• Debugging and Compiler Optimization

• Changing the initial breakpoint on debug startup

• Debugger disconnect behavior

• Displaying assembly instructions when debugging

• Default display formats

• Semihosting support in the debugger

• Using command line GDB

• Accessing GDB command line from within debugger GUI

• Connecting to a JTAG target

• Multiple devices on a JTAG scan chain

• The Debug Log

• Debugging through a bootloader

Debug target connections

• SWD/JTAG connectors and pinout

• Errors during debugging

• USB or driver problems

• Failed to connect: Not connected to emulator

• Windows does not recognise LPCXpresso board

• Debug connection problems with LPC2xxx

• 03: Failed on chip setup: Ec(01). Invalid, mismatched, or unknown part

• 15: Target error from Commit Flash write

• 16: Target error from status-poll: Ee(02). Not connected to emulator

• Getting debug access to target chip

• Diagnostics for connecting to LPC-Link

Running the product on a Virtual Machine

• LPC-Link may not be found when IDE run under Virtual Machine

• Problems with Red Probe/LPC-Link/RDB-Link under VMWare

Red Trace

• Errors when starting trace

• Red Trace