Setup and Operation
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SLDU019B – December 2015 – Revised March 2016
Copyright © 2015–2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
PGA450Q1EVM-S User's Guide and TIDA-00151 UART Demo Instructional
2.2.3
Testing the UART Connection With the TI GER Board
Use the steps that follow to test the UART connection with the TI GER board.
Step 1.
If the user has not disconnected the system power, ensure that the MCU is activated again
by clicking the
ON (MicroActive)
on the ESFR tab.
Step 2.
In the top-right of the PGA450Q1EVM GUI, click the
Direct TI GER Control
button. This
button does not contain text; it is just an image (see the red circle in
Figure 4. Direct TI GER Control Button
Step 3.
Under the GPIO tab, clicking the
IO-8 = IN
and
IO-9 = IN
buttons to ensure that IO-8 and IO-
9 are set as
IN HIGH
(see
Figure 5. GPIO Tab
Step 4.
Connect the UART pins of the sensor to the UART pins of the TI GER board (see
•
Pin 10 (TxD) on the TI GER board goes to RXD on the Sensor.
•
Pin 20 (RxD) on the TI GER board goes to TXD on the Sensor.
Step 5.
On the UART tab, under the
UART CONTROL SETTING
section, select SETUP #9.
Step 6.
In the
BAUD RATE
box in the lower right corner of the GUI, enter 19200.
Step 7.
On the UART TEST tab, Select SETUP #9
Step 8.
Click the
OPEN UART MODULE
button.
Step 9.
Click the
CHANGE BAUD RATE
button, which should display 19200 and 1-bit = 52.1
μ
s.
Step 10. Click the
CHECK FOR ERRORS
to ensure there no errors occurred. If an error occurred,
one of the boxes will be red, at which point the user must click the
CLOSE MODULE
IMMEDIATELY
and
CLOSE UART MODULE
buttons. Then repeat the setup, beginning at
in
Step 11. Write the values shown in
in the TX box. Each byte must be typed on a separate
row.
Figure 6. User Submitted Data Packet in TX Box and Valid RX Response