LinkIt 2523 HDK v11 User's Guide
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A new COM device should appear under
Ports (COM & LPT)
, as shown in Figure 4. Note the
COMx
port
number of the
mbed Serial Port
. Use this port to send and receive data to and from the LinkIt 2523 HDK.
Figure 4. Device COM port for debugging on your PC
To install a USB to UART driver, such as prolific USB to UART converter:
1)
Connect a USB to UART cable to PC, such as USB to Serial/UART Bridge
(Integrated crystal/OTP).
A new unknown device will be detected on Microsoft Windows system, if the device driver wasn’t setup
before.
2)
Download and install the USB to UART cable driver from
. After the driver is installed, unknown
device will be changed to
Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port
.
3)
Open Windows
Control Panel
, click
System
.
•
On Windows 7 and 8, click
Device Manager
.
•
On Windows XP, click the
Hardware
tab and then
Device Manager
.
4)
In
Device Manager
, navigate to
Ports (COM & LPT)
(see Figure 5). A new COM device should appear.
Note the
COMx
port number of the
Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port
. The COM port can now be used
to receive system logs through the UART interface on the LinkIt 2523 HDK.
