User's Manual

Table Of Contents
3.1SoftwareInstallations
3.1.1VirtualCOMPortDriverInstallation
3.1.2HardwareInstallation
Chapter3
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EVMSoftware
ThischapterdescribestheinstallationanduseoftheUSBdriversandEVMcontrolprogram.
DonotplugtheEVMintotheUSBportuntilinstructedtodoso.IfitisalreadyconnectedtoaUSBport,
disconnectitnow.
DownloadtheUSBdriverandgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)softwarefromtheWebsite
http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/trf7960evm.htmlandsavetoafolder.Softwareinstallationisa
two-stepprocess.Thefirststepistheinstallationofathird-partyvirtualCOMport(VCP)driver,andthe
secondpartistheinstallationoftheEVMGUI(TIproprietary).
Note:FortheRev.AversionoftheEVM,followtheinstructionsinSection3.2forinstallingUSB
driverandGUI.TheinstructionsinSection3.1onlyapplytotheoriginalversionoftheEVM.
Note:
AlwayschecktheWebsitehttp://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/trf7960evm.html forthelatest
softwareanddocuments.
Toinstallthevirtualdriver,runtheprogramCDM_setup.exe.Whenthedriverinstallationiscomplete,the
followingconfirmationisdisplayed:
Atthispoint,attachtheEVMtoanopenUSBport.TheEVMcanbepluggeddirectlyintotheportor
attachedattheendofaUSBextensioncable(typeA,notsupplied).Atthispoint,thepowerLEDshould
belit.AnyRFIDtagcorrespondingtoasupportedprotocolcanbedetectedandisindicatedbythe
correspondingLED.
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