PowerQUICC™ MPC8313E Reference Design Board (RDB), Rev. 4
Freescale Semiconductor
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Getting Started
6.2
External Cable Connections
Do not turn on power until all cables are connected and the serial port is configured as described in
Section 6.3, “Serial Port Configuration (PC).”
Connect the serial port of the MPC8313E RDB system and
the personal computer using an RS-232 cable as shown in
Figure 42
.
Figure 42. External Connections
6.3
Serial Port Configuration (PC)
Before powering up the MPC8313E RDB, configure the serial port of the attached computer with the
following values:
•
Data rate: 115200 bps
•
Number of data bits: 8
•
Parity: None
•
Number of Stop bits: 1
•
Flow Control: Hardware/None
6.4
Power Up
An ATX-type power connector (P9) should be used to supply necessary DC power to the MPC8313E
RDB. It can be provided by an ATX-type power supply or from a mini-ITX case.
WARNING
Turn off the main power for the ATX power supply/mini-ITX case before
the power connector is attached.
PC
G0
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
CAT-5 cable to
one of the ports (lower-
right-most is eTSEC2, other
five are eTSEC1)
Straight-through 9-conductor
serial cable, M-F (upper
port for UART1 default;
lower port for UART2)
