SAM-III Construction Manual
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Adjust the settings in the drop-down boxes as follows: 9600 Bits per second – 8 Data bits – Parity None –
Stop bits 1 – Flow control None. Click OK. If necessary, press the Call icon button on the HyperTerminal
menu bar.
Now connect the USB-serial adapter to the SAM-III serial port.
The text "RS232-OK" should appear in the HyperTerminal window as shown below.
If nothing happens, try unplugging the USB connector of the USB-serial adapter and plugging it back into
the PC. There is considerable variability in USB-serial adapters leading to many problems with serial port
testing.
If the test message still does not appear, leave the serial port connections and HyperTerminal as they
are and press the Reset pushbutton on the main PCB. After the processor has booted, press F1, F2, F3
and F4 in that order as in the
Test the Keyboard
section above. A moment after pressing F4, the SAM-III
starts transmitting the test message and it should appear in the HyperTerminal window.