Microsemi DS3106DK, Manual

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2. Basic Hardware Setup
Note: In the following sections, software-related items are identified by bolding. Text in bold refers to items directly
from the demo kit (DK) software. Text in bold and underlined refers to items from the Windows operating system.
The following steps provide a quick start to using the DS3106DK.
1) Place the POWER jumper (JMP5) in the PS position.
2) To communicate with the board using a USB cable:
a) Configure the board for USB communication by placing jumpers to connect the middle and right pins of
JMP62 and JMP63 (i.e., place the jumpers toward the “USB” silkscreen).
b) Connect a USB cable between the USB connector on the DS3106DK and an available USB port on the
host computer.
3) To communicate with the board using a serial (RS232) cable:
a) Configure the board for serial communication by placing jumpers to connect the left and middle pins of
JMP62 and JMP63 (i.e., place the jumpers toward the “RS232” silkscreen).
b) Connect a standard DB-9 serial cable between the serial port connector on the DS3106DK and an
available serial port on the host computer. (Be sure the cable is a standard straight-through cable
rather than a null-modem cable. Null-modem cables prevent proper operation.)
4) Attach the appropriate AC power-supply prongs to the included international power supply.
5) Plug the power supply into an AC power outlet and connect the DC output of the supply to connector J3
(upper-left corner in Figure 1-1 ).
At this point the power indicator LEDs DS1–DS4 should be lit. Microcontroller status LED DS16 (to the right of the
USB connector) should also be lit.
2.1 USB Driver Installation
When the DS3106DK is first connected to the PC using a USB cable, an on-board USB-to-serial converter IC is
automatically detected by Windows and the
Found New Hardware Wizard
is automatically started. Follow these
steps to install the drivers:
1) In the first screen of this wizard, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next .
2) In the second screen, select Search for the best driver in these locations , check Include this location
in the search , and browse to the USB directory in the DS3106DK CD-ROM or downloaded ZIP file. Click
Next .
3) Click Finished .
4) Repeats steps 1 to 3 the second time the Found New Hardware Wizard starts.
After the drivers are installed, whenever the DS3106DK board is connected to a USB port on the PC, the Windows
operating system will see the USB-to-serial converter IC as an additional COM port. The DS3106DK software will
automatically list the additional COM port in the
PORT selection combo box in the upper-left corner of the main
window.