Checklist

First communications
Production checklist

Here are some tips to help you get going as you start programming your C language instrument control application using the PDQ Single Board Computer (SBC).

First communications

This list is meant to help first time users communicate via RS232 with the Freescale 9S12 (HCS12) processor on the PDQ board

Open the Mosaic Terminal From the Start menu
```
Start -> MosaicPlus -> Mosaic terminal
```
or if the IDE Plus is open, you can launch the terminal from the menu
```
Tools -> Mosaic Terminal
```
Plug power into the board, and connect a serial cable to Serial 1 on the pdq and a serial port on your computer
Set the baud rate to 115200, and choose the correct com port (usually 1 or 2)
Press enter a few times in the terminal window. You should receive
```
ok
```
for every enter you send. If you don't see ok 's something isn't working correctly.

Production checklist

This list is meant for users who are about to ship an application, and want to verify that everything is ready for final use.

Is your application autostarted? Open this menu to check.
```
Project -> Project compiler options
```
Is your program code write protected? Open this menu to check.
```
Project -> Project compiler options
```
We suggest you Enable Write Protect for Region 1 and 2.
We suggest that you also enable Cold.On.Reset from the menu above.