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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Program
Xplor8 is a simple loader/de-bugger/monitor interface for the Freescale (Motorola) HC908 micro
controller units. I developed it as a simple alternative to some of the all-singing and dancing
commercial programs, which I found a bit daunting for a beginner. It is not intended as an integrated
development environment, but as a basic GUI interface to the MON08 firmware program built into
these chips. It should be compatible with all the Microsoft Windows 32-bit operating systems.
It has been tested with the Windows 98SE and Windows 2000 operating systems and I believe that
there should be no difficulty with other Microsoft Win32 OS. I have used it with the
MC68HC908QY4, 908JL3, 908JB8 and 908GP32 chips.
The development of Xplor8 follows on from my work on JBug11, a similar interface for the Freescale
HC11 MCU's. My aim is to make the program as obvious in its workings as possible and I rely on user
feedback as much as anything for improvements.
1.2 This Manual
The Manual is laid out in the following chapters:
• Introduction
• Miscellaneous
• MON08 Monitor Firmware
• Memory Management
• Debugging
• Program Features
• Configuration
• Commands
• Automation
• The Terminal Window
• Errors
• Appendices
1.3 Hardware
Development of this program was carried out with an HC908QY4 micro controller mounted in a
purpose-made target board. See Appendix B for the circuit of this board, and also for a typical
hardware layout. It has also been tested with various evaluation boards:
• The HC08 Welcome Kit from Elektronikladen, using the HC908GP32
http://elmicro.com/de/kit08.html
• The USB08 Starter Kit from Elektronikladen, using the 908JB8
http://elmicro.com/de/usb08.html
• The NITRON EXPRESS Rapid Development PCB from Smith Machine Works, using the
HC908QY4
http://mysite.verizon.net/bobsmith5/NITRON_Express.html
• The M68DEMO908QT4 Nitron Demonstration Board by Motorola
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