KIT34825EPEVME Evaluation Board
, Rev. 2.0
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Freescale Semiconductor
Software Description
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Software Description
A GUI software comes with the evaluation kit for the convenience of demonstration and evaluation. This
section introduces how to install the driver of the evaluation kit in a PC, how to start the GUI software, and
how to use the software.
5.1
Installation of the Driver
The evaluation kit is designed as a USB Human Interface Device (HID), similar to a mouse. For Microsoft
Windows 2000 or a later operating system (OS), the driver for the HID class is already built in. The driver
will be loaded automatically when the evaluation kit is connected to a USB port for the first time. The
operating system will indicate the following messages during the first-time connection to the USB port.
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The OS will automatically recognize the board and show the product name “USB Interface Board”
information, as shown in
.
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The OS will recognize the USB device as a “USB Human Interface Device” and show the message
as shown in
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The OS will install the internal driver to make it ready for users to use the evaluation kit. The
message is shown in
Figure 9. Windows Finds the New Hardware
Figure 10. Windows Recognizes the Evaluation Board as an HID Device
Figure 11. The Interface Board is Ready to Use