SPMB250-A1EVAL STMicroelectronics, SPMB250-A1EVAL Datasheet - Page 8

• Manufacturer Part Number: SPMB250-A1EVAL
• Description: Zigbee / 802.15.4 Modules & Development Tools Wireless Sensor Kit 802.15.4 Transceiver
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics

Specifications of SPMB250-A1EVAL

• Interface Type: I2C, SPI
• For Use With/related Products: SN250
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

Installation procedures
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Installation procedures
Installing the FTDI driver
The dongle integrates a USB controller from FTDI to communicate with the host computer.
To communicate with the dongle, the FTDI drivers must be installed on the host. FTDI
provides drivers for Windows, Linux, BSD, Macintosh, and Windows CE. Windows users
require the virtual COM port (VCP) drivers.
If the necessary drivers are not already installed on the PC, they can be downloaded from
the driver section of the FTDI Chip web site. After the file has completed downloading to a
folder on the PC, unzip the file.
Plug the dongle into an available USB slot on the PC. The operating system detects the new
hardware and prompts for the location where the driver files can be found. With the browser,
select the root of the driver directory that was unzipped previously and follow the on-screen
instructions.
After installing the driver, the dongle appears as a COM port in the Windows device
manager. Multiple dongles may be connected to the USB ports of the same computer
simultaneously. In this case each dongle will be assigned a different COM port identifier.
The example in
its “USB Serial Port”.
Figure 5.
Device Manager Window
Device Manager Window
Virtual COM port number
Figure 5
shows one dongle connected to the PC and assigned COM27 as
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Virtual COM
Virtual COM
associated
associated
to the Dongle
to the Dongle
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