EVB-USB7206
EVALUATION KIT
USER’S GUIDE
2019 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS50002937A-page 13
Chapter 2. Getting Started
2.1
INTRODUCTION
The Microchip EVB-USB7206 is designed for flexible configuration solutions. It can be
configured through default internal register settings, a downloadable external firmware
to an onboard SPI Flash (OTP memory), SMBus, and onboard configuration switches.
When configured with the default internal register settings, the device operates as a
USB 3.1 Gen1 hub with one upstream Gen1 port, two downstream Gen2 ports, and two
downstream USB 2.0 ports, with Microchip’s standard VID/PID/DID settings.
Microchip provides a comprehensive software programming tool, MPLAB
®
Connect
Configurator (MPLABCC), for configuring USB7206 functions, registers, and OTP
memory. USB7206 requires MPLABCC version 2.1.0 or greater.
For additional information on the MPLABCC programming tool, refer to Software
Libraries within the Microchip USB7206 product page at
.
2.2
KIT CONTENTS
The EVB-USB7206 Evaluation Kit includes the basic equipment necessary for evalua
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tion. The items included in the kit are:
• EVB-USB7206 Evaluation Board
• Type-A to Type-B USB Cable
2.3
QUICK START
To quickly start using the board, perform the following steps:
1. Connect a 12V power supply to the barrel connector (J4) or the terminal block
(52) on the EVB-USB7206.
2. Using a Type-A to Type-B USB cable, connect the EVB-USB7206 to a USB host
via the upstream “Port 0” USB Type-B socket (J1).
Devices may now be connected to any of the downstream ports to enumerate and use
those devices with the USB host.
To perform additional configuration or evaluate specific features, launch the MPLABCC
software on your USB host or manipulate the hardware
configuration options detailed
in the next sections.
