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Appendix B
This appendix describes how to install and configure PuTTY, a serial console that can be
used as a debug console.
B.1
Installing and Configuring PuTTY
PuTTY is a serial console that can be used intermediately as a simple debug console when
the MetaWare Development Toolkit has not yet been installed. This is an optional step, and
is only needed if you are interested in the console output of the built-in self-test.
1. Download
putty.exe
2. Make sure that you have connected the USB cable to your computer and that the USB
device drivers have been installed as described in the ARC SDP Mainboard User
Guide
3. Open the Windows Control Panel.
4. In the category Hardware and Sound, click View devices and printers, then Digilent
Adept USB Device.
The Digilent Adept USB Device Properties windows opens.
Select the Hardware tab and take note of the COM port assigned to the USB Serial
Port.
The example in
on page 135 uses the COM6 port: