
CY4701 EZ-
USB® GX3™ Reference Design Guide Doc. No. 001-97892 Rev. **
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3. Kit Operation
The CY4701 RDK helps you evaluate the EZ-USB GX3 SuperSpeed USB to Gigabit Ethernet Bridge Controller. The
CY4701 RDK dongle is designed to work in USB bus-powered mode.
shows the dongle image with references to
the onboard components. The RDK is also available with a Type-C USB plug as shown.
Figure 3-1. CY4701 RDK
3.1 USB-to-Ethernet Bridge Controller Enumeration
Connect the CY4701 RDK dongle to the USB port of the PC. The board enumerates as a network adapter in the
Device
Manager
.
Follow these steps for device enumeration:
1. Connect the CY4701 RDK dongle to the USB port of the PC.
2. Notice that the PC detects the board and the software driver is automatically downloaded from the Microsoft website
and bound to the USB device.
Note:
If the driver installation is unsuccessful, download the driver per your operating system from
www.cypress.com/gx3software
. The driver folder structure is shown in