Background

• Sometimes, it's necessary to add into e2Studio older revision FIT modules that are not easily accessible via the RX Driver Package (RDP) installer within the IDE. Or there are newer/unreleased FIT modules that you might be evaluating that are not included in the latest release of the RDP.

Steps Needed

• Head to the Renesas global website and search for the FIT module and version you're interested in. Typically, you would look for and download the 'Sample Code' ZIP archive. Unzipping the archive will typically reveal the following structure (LVD FIT module shown here):

• Open the 'FITModules' to reveal the key pieces needed for the particular FIT module in question. Unzip these somewhere in preparation to copy them into another folder:

• Typically, the default location for all the FIT modules can be located by opening Windows Explorer and browsing to: <User Profile>\.eclipse\com.renesas.platform_download\FITModules. In the Windows Explorer window, this will look similar as shown in the picture below:

• From here, copy the unzipped contents of the FITModules folder into the directory discovered in the prior step:

• Restart e2Studio, and the updated module should appear in the Smart Configurator. NOTE: if you are trying to use an earlier version of a FIT module, for the Smart Configurator to 'see' it, you will need to uncheck the 'Show only latest version' checkbox in the Configurator view to have the desired module appear:

• What if you can't find the directory where all the FIT modules are located? What if you've changed it from the default location? You can use e2Studio to help locate the proper directory. In the e2Studio Smart Configurator, open the Component view and click 'Configure general settings...'

• This will open the Component pane in e2Studio. NOTE: this can also be accessed via the Preference→Smart Configurator→Component menu. From here click 'Module Download':

• Next, in the Module Download pane, click the blue-linked location (1.)  for the RX FIT modules Location (RX). This will open the Windows Explorer (2.) location e2Studio is using for FIT modules:

• Repeat the prior instruction of copying the extracted FIT Module archive into this directory as before and the desired FIT Module should appear within the e2Studio Smart Configurator tool