iMX RT1176 uCOM Developer’s Kit - User’s Guide
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2.3
Connecting - Get Started
It is recommended to visit the Getting Started with uCOM Developer's Kit landing page:
https://www.embeddedartists.com/getting-started-with-ucom-developers-kit/
2.3.1
Console
Begin by connecting the micro-B USB connector to position 1) in Figure 1 above. Connect the other
end of the USB cable to the PC.
Meanwhile the PC will typically install a driver automatically for the UART-to-USB bridge that creates a
Virtual COM port, if it is not already installed. If you have problems the drivers can be downloaded from
the links below:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/InstallGuides.htm
When the driver has been installed, a new COM port will listed under “Ports” in the Device Manager as
shown in Figure 2. Please note that the actual port number will most likely be different on your
computer.
Figure 2 – Virtual COM port shown in device manager
The next step is to open a terminal application and attached it to the Virtual COM port that has just
been created. The baud rate should be
115200
.
Some development environments/IDEs have a built-in terminal application that can be used.
Sometimes it is better to have a terminal application with more features. For increased flexibility, we
recommend using any of the two alternative terminal applications presented in the following sub-
sections.
2.3.2
Tera Term Terminal Emulation Application
We recommend that you use
Tera Term
which can be downloaded and installed from either of the
links below.
https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/index.html.en
http://sourceforge.jp/projects/ttssh2/releases/
Launch
Tera Term
. The first time it launches, it will show you the following dialog. Select the serial
option. Assuming the USB cable is connected to the
uCOM Carrier Board
, there should be a COM port
automatically populated in the list.