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RTD120D-EVK Evaluation Kit Software Manual
of the RTD120D-EVK, you can later purchase one of the more full-featured versions of DAQFactory directly from
AzeoTech. (DAQFactory and AzeoTech are registered trademarks of AzeoTech, Inc. Renesas has no affiliation
with AzeoTech.)
2.2 Board Connections
A USB (B-micro) connector is used to power the board and for communications with a host computer. For the
current purposes, you only need to connect the USB cable. However, there is also an auxiliary power connector
(not needed for normal operation), two jumper headers to facilitate firmware updates (updating the application
software that comes pre-loaded on the EVK), and a programming/debug interface using two different connector
options. The programming/debug interface can be used to support developing custom firmware to run on the EVK,
using Renesas Flexible Software Package (FSP) and the Renesas e2studio Eclipse-based IDE. For more
2.3 Establishing a Connection with the EVK
After installing DAQFactory Express, connect the USB cable to the EVK and to a USB port on your PC. Start
DAQFactory Express from the Windows Start Menu. Note that both the full and Express versions are available
after installation. Using the Express version allows you to use the platform without a time limit.
1. With DAQFactory Express running, open the control file provided by Renesas called “monitor.ctl”. Next, select
the COM port for use with the EVK as follows:
Figure 1. Menu: Quick - Device Configuration - ModbusCOM - Select - Configure
