ANT-B10 - User guide
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Connecting the ANT-B10 board to host PC
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Connecting the ANT-B10 board to host PC
2.1
Overview
A host PC communicates with ANT-B10 over UART interface (TX, RX, CTS, RTS) of the pin-header
located in the center of the bottom side of the board. A dual-row pitch, 20 pin, female adapter should
be mounted on the pin-header on ANT-B10 to protect the board from physical damage. The adapter
is used to connect the cable harness between the ANT-B10 pin-header and the USB-to-Serial adapter.
As ANT-B10 is powered by the USB-to-Serial Adapter there is no need for external power supply.
shows how the USB adapter connects to the ANT-B10 pin header. The figure features a signal
expansion board, which for test purposes has been mounted on the standard 1.27 mm header.
Figure 3: ANT-B10 with UART to USB serial converter
To connect ANT-B10 to the host PC, plug in the USB-to-Serial adapter and open the Windows Device
Manager to identify the COM port number of the board. It is advisable to use s-center
the serial connection to the COM port, but any terminal emulator can be used.
See also
Configuring and testing the board
2.2
Pin description for UART connection
Using the cable harness, connect the following pins from the ANT-B10 header to USB-to-Serial
adapter:
•
UART_TXD
(pin 16)
•
UART_RXD
(pin 18)
•
UART_CTS
(pin 14)
–
optional for UART flow control
•
UART_RTS
(pin 12)
–
optional for UART flow control
•
GND
(pin 15 or 17)
•
+3V3
(pin 2)
☞
If flow control is not used the
UART_CTS
pin is internally pulled down, but it is good practice to
connect
UART_CTS
to
GND
.
