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3.2.3HardwareInstallation
3.2.4SoftwareGUIInstallation
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SoftwareInstallationforRev.AEVM
Atthispoint,attachtheEVMtoanopenUSBport.TheEVMcanbepluggeddirectlyintotheportor
attachedattheendofaUSBextensioncable(typeA,notsupplied).Atthispoint,thepowerLEDshould
belit.AnyRFIDtagcorrespondingtoasupportedprotocolcanbedetectedandisindicatedbythe
correspondingLED.
ThesoftwareGUIisthefilenamedTRF7960EVM_REVA_GUI_V1.1.zip.Itcanbeunzippedusinga
standardunzipprogramandisaself-containedexecutable.CreateafolderwheredesiredonthehostPC
andunziptheexecutableintothatfolder.Theprogramcanberunfromthefolder,orashortcutcanbe
createdandplacedonthedesktopofthehostcomputer.
WhenthissoftwareisusedwiththeTRF7960EVM(Rev.A),theprogramautomaticallydetectstheCOM
port.TheselectedCOMportisautomaticallydisplayedinthetextboxnexttotheSelectPortbutton.
IncasetheprogramcouldnotdetecttheCOMport,entertheCOMportnumber(e.g.,COM3)inthe
SelectPortwindowatthebottomrightoftheGUIasshownfollowing,andclickontheSelectPortbutton).
Next,clickonDeviceManager,thenclickthe+signnexttoportstoexpandtheports:
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