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REV 1.0 

USER MANUAL 

Fastrax EV322 Evaluation 
Board 

 
 

The EV322 Evaluation Board is intended for the Fastrax 
UC322 OEM GPS receiver module evaluation. This 
document describes the UART to USB specific driver 
installation and usage of the EV322 Evaluation Board. 

 

November 1, 2007 

Fastrax Ltd. 

 

 

 

Downloaded from 

Elcodis.com

 

electronic components distributor

 

Summary of Contents for EV322

Page 1: ...Board is intended for the Fastrax UC322 OEM GPS receiver module evaluation This document describes the UART to USB specific driver installation and usage of the EV322 Evaluation Board November 1 2007 Fastrax Ltd Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 2: ...k of Fastrax Ltd SiRF SiRFstar TM TricklePowerTM Push to FixTM SiRFLocTM are registered trademarks of SiRF Technology Inc All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 3: ...2007 11 1 Page 3 of 12 EV322_User_manual CHANGE LOG Rev Notes Date 1 0 First Release 2007 11 01 Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 4: ...r_manual CONTENTS REV 1 0 1 FASTRAX EV322 EVALUATION BOARD 1 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 6 2 INSTALLATION 7 3 DEVICES 9 4 EVALUATION SOFTWARE 10 5 EV322 EVALUATION BOARD USAGE 11 Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 5: ...e following Fastrax reference documents are complementary reading for this document To download specific evaluation software for SiRF chip set please contact support fastrax fi Ref File name Document name Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 6: ...Bridge a regulated 3 3V power supply for UC322 and three push buttons for reset ON_OFF Nor mal Hibernate and re programming mode control The ground plane size of the EV322 board is 100x70mm which re flects the size of a typical mother board The ground plane of the board acts a vital part of the embedded GPS antenna operation Please install the USB driver before you connect the Fastrax Evaluation K...

Page 7: ...00 and Windows XP DO NOT install this driver on Windows Vista Insert the driver CD to your computer and run PreInstaller exe from the root directory Click Install to the question below Figure 1 Install driver You should get the same kind of figure in you re display as in figure1 Click Continue anyway Figure 2 Continue anyway Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 8: ...er_manual Figure 3 Installation Successful After the Installation Successful message you can now connect the EV322 Evaluation Board to your PC with the USB cable supplied Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

Page 9: ...ller o This name appears in Device Manager under the Ports tab and in the Add Remove Programs listing Please check the installed port number to use it with your evaluation software USB Device Name Fastrax USB Composite Device alternative name CP210x USB Composite Device o This name appears in Device Manager under the USB tab Figure 4 Device Manager Ports tab COM8 in this case Downloaded from Elcod...

Page 10: ...then use the virtual serial port COM number as described in previous chapter Note that if you remove the USB cable connection and plug it back again you may need to restart the evaluation software since it may occupy the virtual COM port in use and the USB Bridge may not op erate properly Specific software tools for SiRF chip sets are available from support fastrax fi Downloaded from Elcodis com e...

Page 11: ...ween Normal and Hibernate modes Not supported with ROM code GSWLT3 0 0 version Current pin header normally populated with a jumper Provides access for UC322 current measurement PPS pin header UC322 PPS timing pulse output level 3 3V compatible GPIO6 switch sets UC322 GPIO6 to high or low state UC322 protocol configuration normally low state Not supported with ROM code GSWLT3 0 0 version GPIO13 swi...

Page 12: ...he main radiation beam of the embedded GPS antenna is along the plane of the EV322 board For optimum GPS antenna performance place the EV322 Evaluation Board vertically so that the UC322 mod ule is on the top side Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor ...

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