Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of HardwareUsersGuides/FPGABoard_v2.2/OtherIO

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Sep 8, 2009, 12:32:51 PM (15 years ago)

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murphpo

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HardwareUsersGuides/FPGABoard_v2.2/OtherIO

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 === USB UART ===
-The FPGA board includes a USB-UART interface, built around the FTDI [http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/FT232R.htm FT232R transceiver]. You can connect this port to a PC via a standard USB cable, and your OS will regonize a new serial port. You will need the [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Virtual COM Port drivers] from FTDI. The transceiver presents a 2-wire (Tx/Rx) UART interface to the FPGA, which can be used with the Xilinx UART transceiver cores.
+The FPGA board includes a USB-UART interface, built around the FTDI [http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/FT232R.htm FT232R transceiver]. You can connect this port to a PC via a standard USB cable, and your OS will regonize a new serial port. We have tested this interface in Windows, Linux and OS X. You will need the [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Virtual COM Port drivers] from FTDI.
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+The transceiver presents a 2-wire (Tx/Rx) UART interface to the FPGA, which can be used with the Xilinx UART transceiver cores.
 
 === RS-232 UART ===
 The FPGA board also includes a standard RS-232 serial port. The board's female DB9 port is configured just like a PC, with Tx on pin 3, Rx on pin 2 and GND on pin 5. The rest of the signals are unconnected. You must use a null-modem (i.e. crossover) cable to connect this port directly to a PC.
 
-The LVTTL-RS232 level shifting is handled on the FPGA board by a Maxim [http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2288 MAX3319].
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+The LVTTL-RS232 level shifting is handled by a Maxim [http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2288 MAX3319] transceiver.
 
 === Digital I/O ===