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Run an example application

To download and run the application, perform these steps:

1. Connect the development platform to your PC via USB cable between the USB connector (J10 and the PC USB connector.

2. Open the terminal application on the PC, such as PuTTY or TeraTerm, and connect to the debug COM port. To determine the COM port number, see How to determine COM Port. Configure the terminal with these settings:

   1. 115200 baud rate, depending on your settings (reference the BOARD_DEBUG_UART_BAUDRATE variable in the board.h file)

   2. No parity

   3. 8 data bits

   4. 1 stop bit

3. In IAR, click the Download and Debug button to download the application to the target.

   

4. The application is then downloaded to the target and automatically runs to the main() function.

   

5. Run the code by clicking the Go button.

   

6. The hello_world application is now running and a banner is displayed on the terminal. If this is not true, check your terminal settings and connections.

   

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