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3.2SoftwareInstallationforRev.AEVM
3.2.1USBDriverInstallation
3.2.2VirtualCOMPortDriverInstallation
SoftwareInstallationforRev.AEVM
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FollowthestepsinthefollowingsectionsfortheRev.AversionoftheEVM.
DonotplugtheEVMintotheUSBportuntilinstructedtodoso.IfitisalreadyconnectedtoaUSBport,
disconnectitnow.
TheUSBsoftwareinstallationisatwo-stepprocess.ThefirststepistheinstallationofaSiliconLabs
virtualCOMport(VCP)driver,andthesecondstepistheinstallationoftheTRF7960EVMGUI(TI
proprietary).
FirstselectorcreateafilefolderintowhichtheSiliconLabsUSBvirtualcomport(VCP)drivercanbe
downloaded.AtthefollowinglinktoSiliconLabs,
https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/USBtoUARTbridgeVCPdrivers.aspx ,downloadthe
appropriateVCPDriverKitforthecomputeroperatingsystemthatisbeingused.Unzipthefiletothe
samefilefolderasselected.Toinstallthedriver,clickontheexecutablefile(.exe)andrun/installfile.
Second,downloadthegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)softwarefromtheTexasInstrumentswebsiteat
http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/trf7960evm.html.ScrolldowntoSupportSoftware,andselect
TRF7960EVMGUIzip.Saveandunzipfiletoaselectedfilefolder.
PerformhardwareinstallationasshowninSection3.2.3.
TheSiliconLabsUSB-UARTvirtualcomport(VCP)drivercanbedownloadedfromthefollowingweb
address:
https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/USBtoUARTbridgeVCPdrivers.aspx
Thedriverinstallationandsetupisatwo-stepprocess.
1.Extraction
InitialsoftwaresetuprequiresrunningCP210x_Drivers.exetoextractallofthedevicedrivers
(WindowsandMacintosh).Afterfollowingtheprompts,theutilitycopiesthedriverfilestoaspecified
directoryorthedefaultdirectory,"C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x".Eachsetofdriversisextractedtoan
appropriatelynameddirectory,forexample,WINandMACX.
2.Installation
FollowthesestepstoinstalltheWindowsXPVCOMdriver:
a.ConnecttheUSBcablebetweenthehostcomputerandtheTRF7960EVM.
b.WindowsopensaFoundNewHardwareWizardwindow.
c.Select"Installfromalistorspecificlocation(Advanced)"andpressNext.
d.Select"Includethislocationinthesearch".
e.PressBrowsetolocatethe"C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN"directory.Oncethisdirectoryisselected,
pressOK.
f.VerifythatthecorrectpathandfilenameareshownandpressNext.
g.PressFinishtofinishinstallingthe"CP210xUSBCompositeDevice".
h.Windowsopensasecond"FoundNewHardwareWizard"window.
i.Select"Installfromalistorspecificlocation(Advanced)"andpressNext.
j.Select"Includethislocationinthesearch".
k.PressBrowsetolocatethe"C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN"directory.Oncethisdirectoryisselected,
pressOK.
l.VerifythatthecorrectpathandfilenameareshownandpressNext.
m.PressFinishtofinishinstallingthe"CP210xUSBtoUARTBridgeController".
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