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A Hyper-Terminal or similar application, running on the development workstation, is used to capture
serial debug messages from the target device.
Development Environment Setup with DHCP
It’s common to setup the development environment where the development workstation and
target device are connected to the same Local Area Network with DHCP service, with a null RS-232
serial modem cable connected from one of the serial port on the target device and an available
serial port on the development workstation.
Here is a typical setup to connect both the development workstation and target device to a Local
Area Network with DHCP service, as shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 2 -
Development environment with DHCP service provider
If the target device fails to establish connectivity with the development workstation as expected
with this configuration, it may be caused by one of the following:
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The development workstation’s firewall software may be blocking the connection.
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DHCP service for the target device needs to be enabled on your network. Some secured
network may require the target device’s MAC address to be added to the authorized device
list to be serviced by the DHCP server.
Using Wireless Access Point Router
When using a wireless-access-point-router with multiple Ethernet ports, connecting both the
development workstation and target device directly to the Ethernet port on the wireless-access-
point-router may be problematic with certain model of access point, and prevent the development
environment from functioning as expected.
Note:
The wireless-access-point-router device’s routing function filter and route network packets based
on the packet’s associated origin, destination and other information. In some router, the routing
algorithm may prevent some of the packets between the development workstation and target
device from reaching its destination and cause problem.
Instead of connecting directly to the wireless-access-point-router device’s Ethernet ports, attach an
Ethernet network hub to the wireless-access-point-router device, to access the DHCP service
provided by the wireless-access-point-router, and connect both the development workstation and
