EV322 FASTRAX, EV322 Datasheet
EV322
Specifications of EV322
Related parts for EV322
EV322 Summary of contents
Page 1
... 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. ...
Page 2
... TRADEMARKS Fastrax® is trademark of Fastrax Ltd. TM SiRF®, SiRFstar , TricklePower trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Push-to-Fix , SiRFLoc 2007-11-1 Page EV322_User_manual are registered ...
Page 3
... CHANGE LOG Rev. Notes 1.0 First Release 2007-11-1 Page EV322_User_manual Date 2007-11-01 ...
Page 4
... 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 2007-11-1 Page EV322_User_manual ...
Page 5
... COMPLEMENTARY READING The 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 EV322_User_manual Document name 2007-11-1 Page ...
Page 6
... 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. ...
Page 7
... INSTALLATION Please install Fastrax EV322 Evaluation Board to your computer. This Driver support Windows 2000 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: You should get the same kind of figure in you’ ...
Page 8
... 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. 2007-11-1 Page EV322_User_manual ...
Page 9
... USB Device Name: Fastrax USB Composite Device (alternative name CP210x USB Composite Device) This name appears in Device Manager under the USB o tab Figure 4 Device Manager, Ports tab (COM8 in this case). EV322_User_manual Fastrax GPS Evaluation Kit Port (alter- 2007-11-1 Page ...
Page 10
... 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 2007-11-1 Page EV322_User_manual ...
Page 11
... EV322 EVALUATION BOARD USAGE After USB cable connection the data from the UC322 module should be available at the virtual COM port on your PC. For evaluation purposes there are the following interfaces available: • Reset button: press once to switch the +3.3V power supply off, which forces internal Power-on-Reset after power up. • ...
Page 12
... Figure 5 EV322 user interfaces. The 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. 2007-11-1 Page EV322_User_manual ...