Freescale Semiconductor TWR-MECH Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

TWR-MECH

Mechatronics Board

TOWER SYSTEM

Quick Start Guide

Get to Know the Tower Mechatronics Board

Primary

Connector

SW4

(Reset)

USB
OTG

Touch Panel

Socket

Daughter

Card

Sockets

Debug

USB

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Secondary
Connector

On/Off Switch

Touch Panel Sockets

MCF52259

Connectors for

Up to Eight Servos

5V Supply

Touch
Panel

Socket

Potentiometer

RS232

Port

TOWER SYSTEM

How to Use the Mechatronics Robot

The Freescale robot (FSLBOT) kit

operates with the Tower mechatronics

(TWR-MECH) board to create an easy-to-

use mechatronics development and

demonstration platform. It is designed

specifically to be used and programmed

with StickOS

users can take programming to new levels

of functionality with the use of CodeWarrior

and Freescale’s Tower System.

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BASIC. More advanced

TWR-MECH BOARD

Freescale Tower System

The TWR-MECH board is part of the Freescale Tower
System, a modular development platform that enables
rapid prototyping and tool re-use through reconfigurable
hardware. Take your design to the next level and begin
constructing your Tower System today.

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Quick Start Guide

Step-by-Step Installation Instructions for StickOS

StickOS BASIC is a programming

language and an IDE. It’s specifically

designed to allow those with little or no

programming experience to get up and

running quickly with the TWR-MECH

board. It also provides complex

functionality such as vision filters and

face tracking.

Install StickOS

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1. Open an Internet browser of your
choice and navigate to

freescale.com/mechbot

2. Select the “Download” tab. Scroll
through the list of downloads and select
FSLBOT_StickOS_IDE. Click “Download”
and save the file to an easily accessible
place on your computer.

3. Decompress the downloaded file.

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