8. Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the DA1468x ProDK Development Board and describe the hardware and software setup needed for using the board. Finally, it guides the user through the process of building and running a basic application called Blinky.

The following hardware and software elements are required to use the DA1468x Development Kit:

• The ProDK Development Kit
• SmartSnippetsTM Studio which can be installed on Windows or Linux hosts
• Windows users should download and install terminal software such as RealTerm, Putty or Teraterm. The rest of the document uses RealTerm. Linux users can use Putty

The rest of the guide is organized as follows:

Section 9 describes the hardware components and their initial installation and setup.

Sections 10 and 11 describe the installation of the SmartSnippets™ DA1468x SDK software, along with all necessary tools.

Section 12 contains all steps for downloading and executing the Blinky application.

Note

If you are using the DA14683 USB Kit, please consult [Ref_08] for usage instructions and limitations that may apply