Table 14. Prerequisites (continued)
Item
Purpose/required action
USB-to-serial/UART/RS-232 driver
Download and install USB-to-serial port driver on the host
computer from Internet
Tera Term (serial terminal emulator)
Download and install on the host computer from Internet
TFTP server
Download and install on the host computer from Internet; used
to transfer files from host computer to the board
10.2 Booting LS1028ARDB
Follow these steps to boot the board:
1. Ensure that you have met the prerequisites described in
on page 14.
2. Open the chassis top cover and verify that the board has default switch settings (see
on page 8).
3. Verify that the board has default jumper settings (see
4. Connect one end of the 12 V AC to DC power supply adapter cable to power jack at the chassis back panel and the
other end of the power adapter cable to the wall mount power switch.
5. Turn on the wall mount power switch. Verify that the SYSTEM READY LED on chassis front-side has turned on (Green).
6. Press the power button available on the chassis front panel to power off the board.
7. Plug the SD card in the SD card slot available on the chassis back panel.
8. Connect one end of the DB9F-to-USB Type A cable to the UART1 DB9 connector (P2-Bottom) available on chassis front
panel and the other end of the cable to the USB port of the host machine. This connection allows you to make a console
connection between the board and host computer to see the console output.
9. Optionally, connect the CodeWarrior TAP to the board by performing the following steps:
Follow the instructions included with the CodeWarrior package to set up the environment and host attachment,
such as USB and Ethernet.
NOTE
a. Connect the 10-pin micro adapter (CWH-CTP-CTX10-YE), provided with the CodeWarrior TAP, to the
CodeWarrior TAP.
b. Connect one end of the 10-wire cable (gray ribbon cable) to the 10-pin micro adapter (both ends of the wire are
keyed and can be connected on either side).
c. Connect the other end of the 10-wire cable to the 10-pin Arm JTAG header (J24) on the board.
10. Optionally, connect the Ethernet cable if you want to connect your board to the network, for example, for obtaining
latest board software and updating board images.
11. Set up Tera Term on the host computer:
a. Start Tera Term. The Tera Term console appears along with the
Tera Term: New connection dialog.
b. On the
Tera Term: New connection dialog, select the Serial option, and ensure that COM: USB-to-Serial
Comm Port is selected in the Port menu.
c. Click
OK to close the Tera Term: New connection dialog.
d. Choose
Setup > Serial port from the Tera Term console menu bar. The Tera Term: Serial port setup dialog
appears.
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