User manual

MCP2200 USB TO RS-232
DEMO BOARD USER’S GUIDE
 2010 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51901A-page 11
Chapter 2. MCP2200 USB to RS-232 Demo Board
2.1 INTRODUCTION
The MCP2200 USB to RS-232 Demo Board is designed to demonstrate the device in
a VCP environment, as well as provide a method for I/O configuration development.
The MCP2200 USB to RS-232 Demo Board has the following features:
• TxLED and RxLED LEDs for indicating USB to UART traffic
• Test points for all I/O pins
• Mini-USB connector
• DB9 connector for connecting to another RS-232 device/application
• RS-232 transceiver
2.2 SETUP
1. Download the support material (software and drivers) from the Microchip web
site by finding the board page from www.microchip.com/analogtools
or by
searching for MCP2200EV-VCP from the search box on the web site.
2. Connect the board to a USB port on a Windows PC.
3. When the dialog appears to install the driver, navigate to mchp-HID+CDC.inf.
4. The board should now be set up for operation.
5. The optional PC software can be installed.
FIGURE 2-1: BOARD LAYOUT
Note 1: If the software fails to start and the message box indicates a Code 10
error, a Microsoft update may be required. The update (KB943198) can
be downloaded from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943198
.
2: The default VID is 0x04D8, which is licensed to Microchip. The default
PID for the MCP2200 is 0x00DF. Changing the VID assumes you have a
license from the USB consortium, and changing the PID assumes you
have licensed one from Microchip.
D-SUB 9 RS-232 MCP2200 USB
LEDs
Test Points
GP0
GND
MCP2200EV-VCP