FPC 100015050, Getting Started Manual

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Contents
1 Introduction............................................................................................3
2 Development Kit Hardware ....................................................................4
2.1 BM-Lite Module ...............................................................................................................4
2.2 BM-Lite Adapter Flex Cable .............................................................................................6
2.3 FPC5924 Adapter Board...................................................................................................6
2.4 FPC5832 FTDI USB Adapter..............................................................................................8
3 Setup on Linux – Ubuntu 16.04 ..............................................................9
3.1 Install Python3 .................................................................................................................9
3.2 Install the required packages...........................................................................................9
3.3 Run reference Python Script to test the BM-Lite...........................................................10
4 Setup on Windows 7/10 .......................................................................13
4.1 Install Python3 ...............................................................................................................13
4.2 Install the required packages.........................................................................................14
4.3 Installing an SPI filter for the FTDI board.......................................................................15
4.4 Run reference Python Script to test the BM-Lite...........................................................17
5 How to use the Python script ‘bep_ref.py’ ...........................................20
5.1 Arguments for running bep_ref.py................................................................................20
5.2 SPI Startup example.......................................................................................................20
5.3 UART Startup example...................................................................................................20
5.4 Example procedures ......................................................................................................20