User manual

MCP2210 EVALUATION KIT

USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 2. Installation and Operation

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The MCP2210 Evaluation Kit is designed to demonstrate the device as a USB-to-SPI

(Master) bridge solution.

The Evaluation Kit is comprised of two boards that have the following features:

• MCP2210 Breakout Board:

- Small plug-in board with DIP form factor (0.6 inches overall row spacing

between pins)

- Mini-USB connector

- Access to the SPI bus and all GP signals

- PICkit™ Serial Analyzer compatible header

- 3.3 or 5V jumper selectable V

; the Breakout Board can be used to supply

up to 500 mA to the rest of the system

• MCP2210 SPI Slave Motherboard:

- Socket for plugging in the MCP2210 Breakout Board

- Test-points for the SPI bus and GP signals

- PICkit™ Serial Analyzer header (it can be used to access only one of the SPI

slave chips present on this board – MCP23S08)

- 8-bit I/O expander (MCP23S08) with eight LEDs

- Four channel, 12-bit ADC (MCP3204) – a potentiometer is used to vary the

voltage on the Channel 1 ADC input

- 2 kbit EEPROM – 25LC02

- Temperature sensor – TC77

2.2 KIT SETUP

Follow these steps to set up the MCP2210 Evaluation Kit:

1. Download the support material (PC applications and DLL libraries) that can be

found on the board’s page (www.microchip.com/mcp2210evaluationkit).

2. Plug the MCP2210 Breakout Board into the MCP2210 SPI Slave Motherboard.

3. Connect the MCP2210 Breakout Board to a PC via a USB port.

4. The system will automatically install the driver for this board. When the

installation is complete, the board is ready for operation.

5. Install the downloaded PC software.

6. Start the demo application and exercise the SPI slave chip’s features.