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eMotion board installation
The software package can be downloaded from the st.com website and includes the following directory structure:
•
DRIVER: it contains the installation package for the USB drivers needed to connect the eMotion board to the
PC. No driver is needed on Linux and Mac OS platforms, so this directory is included in the Windows
installation package only.
•
DFU: it contains the .dfu files and the installation package for the software needed to upgrade the firmware
of the eMotion board.
•
FIRMWARE: it contains the source code of the firmware of the eMotion board together with the
corresponding binary file that can be flashed to the board using the DFU software.
The section below describes the procedure to install the driver for the eMotion board (needed on Windows
platforms only) and the DFU software.
2.1
Hardware installation (Windows platforms)
No driver installation is needed on Linux and Mac OS platforms.
To install the STM32 virtual COM port driver on Windows platforms, launch the “VCPDriver_V1.4.0_Setup.exe”
included in the Windows installation package under the “DRIVER” folder and follow the instructions on the screen.
Once the driver is installed, insert the demonstration kit board into a free USB port. A notification message should
appear, as in
Figure 5. Notification message
.
Figure 5.
Notification message
Now the eMotion should be recognized by the PC as a virtual COM. In order to confirm which COM port has been
assigned to the board, right click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”, select “Device Manager” and scroll
through the list until “Ports (COM & LPT)”. In the following example (
Figure 6. Virtual COM port assignment
) the
COM11 has been assigned to the board.
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