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Chapter 2
Installing the Evaluation Daughtercard
The SX-550-6900 Evaluation Daughtercard is designed to help you in the development of the necessary
hardware and software required to use the SX-550 module. It includes I/O connectors, cables, and power
supply in an easy-to-use package. The SX-550 Module is installed in the Evaluation Daughtercard as
shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Installing SX-550 Module in Evaluation Daughtercard (SX-550 WLAN version shown)
The Evaluation Daughtercard makes it easy to connect to the SX-550 for test and development by
providing the following:
• Two (2) 9-pin connectors and two (2) 10-pin headers for connecting the SX-550 serial ports
• One (1) 20-pin header for connecting GPIOs, power, and ground
• One (1) RJ45 Ethernet connector
• One power jack
• 3 LEDs for displaying the power and network status
• 7 LEDs for monitoring the GPIO signals
• One (1) Test Button for printing configuration data and resetting the SX-550 to factory defaults
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