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Connecting to the PC Using EMUBOOST

3 Connecting to the PC Using EMUBOOST

3.1 CC31XXEMUBOOST

3.1.1 Overview

The CC31XXEMUBOOST is designed to connect the BoosterPack to a PC using a USB connection. This

updates the firmware patches, which are stored in the serial flash, on the BoosterPack; and in software

development using SimpleLink Studio.

3.1.2 Hardware Details

Figure 12. CC31XXEMUBOOST Board

The board has two FTDI ICs to enumerate multiple COM and D2XX ports. The details of the ports are

given in Table 6.

Table 6. Ports Available on J6

Port

Number Port Type Usage Comments

1 D2XX SPI port for SL Studio

2 D2XX GPIO for SL Studio Control the nRESET, nHIB, IRQ

3 VCP COM port for Flash

programming

4 VCP NWP Network processor logger output. Used with specific tools to analyze the

network processor logs. For TI use only.

NOTE: On the PC, only two of the four ports would be visible on the Device Manager. The D2XX

ports are not listed under the “Ports” tab.

SWRU371B–June 2014–Revised January 2015 CC3100 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi

and IoT Solution BoosterPack Hardware

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