
VSC8228 Evaluation Board
Software / User Usage Guide
Applications Engineering
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Rev 1.0
Confidential
01/25/05
d) Verifying the connection between the PC and evaluation board using RS-232 Port (TWSI):
The software default for the serial port is
COM1
with
TWSI
address
0x8E
. The
Message Window
located at the
bottom of the register window provides various notification and error messages. If the Message Window indicates
that the microcontroller did not respond or serial port is incorrect then try a different COM port by selecting one in
the Options dialog box. The Options dialog is activated by selecting “
View
Æ
Options
” from the program menu or
by click on the “
OpenOption.txt
” script, which will open the
Options
window as shown below:
If the PC software is able to communicate with the microcontroller, it will display the firmware version. This
confirms that the PC is communicating with the board and then you can close the Options dialog box.
Message Window