- Lepton
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- Technical Information Manual
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Connecting to the Lepton
9
R9100C reader
USB Communication Setup
Warning:
If your PC is running a Windows version older than Windows 10, to correctly operate
with the reader, you need to install the
Gadget Serial USB driver
. You can find it easily via a WEB
research.
Evaluation Board USB-UART Details
U3 and U4 are USB-UART converters made by Microchip. Their part number is MCP2200-I/MQ. This part
allows a PC to communicate with the Lepton
9
R9100C over USB. The MCP2200 part achieves this by
enumerating as an USB device and adding a COM port. In Windows, this COM ports can be viewed in the
Device Manager under the “Ports (COM & LPT)” category. To identify the COM port associ
ated to UART1
host interface connect USB cable to J4 connector only. To identify the COM port associated to UART2 host
interface connect USB cable to J6 connector only.
Easy Controller
Follow these steps to connect the Lepton
9
R9100C using the
Easy Controller
application for Windows:
1.
Download the latest version of the
Easy Controller software
from the
Downloads
section
and install it.
2.
Launch the
Easy Controller
application: