Read me to learn how best to extract new uTasker data to your working directory!! Introduction ============ The uTasker is delivered in ZIP file format. There is a file called uTaskerVx.y.z_general.zip (where x, y and z are are the major, minor and patch versions). This contains all general source code, the uTasker simulator and the uTasker demo project. It doesn't however compile alone for a specif target since the target sources, simulator files and target projects are present - these are delivered per target in a file called for example uTaskerVx.y.z_NE64.zip for the MC9S12NE64 support. Installing the general code =========================== For anyone with some knowledge of how ZIP files can be manipulated, this short guide may be superfluous but it does at least give an exact reference of how it all works correctly and then no unnecessary time will be wasted. First decide where you would like the project to be located on your PC and copy the general zip file to there. Now rename the zip file so that the _general is removed, which will ensure that the name of the directory created during extraction will be uTaskerVx.y.z. Select the zip file and right click on the mouse to get the context menu which will (as long as you are using Win XP) give you the option to extract all files. Do this and follow the instructions until you see the possibility to enter a password. Click on the password menu and enter the password which was provided to go with the file. Then complete the extraction of the files, after which you will see the new uTasker directory containing all of the necessary files and data for the project base. You can now either delete the zip file, remove it to another location of rename it back to its original name so that it doesn't get in way of the next step. Installing the target specific code =================================== You will have received at least one target project for the processor(s) of your choice. The following can be performed just once if you have only one target or repeated for each target if you have received more than one. Copy the ZIp file (eg. uTaskerx.y.z_NE64.zip) to the same location as used for the general zip file, if it is not already there. Rename the file to uTaskerx.y.z.zip (simply delete the target specific name). Select the zip file and right click on the mouse to get the context menu which will give you the option to extract all files. Do this and follow the instructions until you see the possibility to enter a password. Click on the password menu and enter the password which was provided to go with the file. Then startthe extraction of the files. IT IS NORMAL THAT IT WILL AT SOME POINT ASK YOU WHETHER IT CAN OVERWRITE SOME FILES. These files are dummy files for the target being installed and you can simply answer YES to all. Once the extraction has completed, the target specific structures will be located in their correct locations. Don't forget to repeat this second step for each target which you have received. ******************************************************************** Once this installation has been completed, the fun can begin!! ******************************************************************** I suggest you follow the tutorial to your target if you are new to the uTasker. It will get you up and running in a very short time - good luck!