Additional UART with PMOD (Bora)
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The BoraEVB carrier board supports the Digilent Pmod™ Compatible headers to quickly expand the set of peripherals provided with the BELK.
This page describes how to use the UART Pmod™ Compatible module with the BELK to add an UART port to the BoraEVB carrier board.
UART PMOD[edit | edit source]
- Manufacturer: Maxim Integrated
- Product code: MAX3232PMB1
- Datasheet: http://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/MAX3232PMB1.pdf
- Features:
- MAX3232E transceiver
- Implements RS-232 DCE
- 6-Pin Pmod™ Compatible Connector (Digilent Pmod™ Interface Specification Type 4 UART)
- Transmitter Output and Receiver Inputs Protected to +/- 15kV
Prerequisites[edit | edit source]
- Vivado® Design Suite version 2013.3 with Xilinx SDK (Webpack license is minimum requirements)
- Python 2.7.x (C:\Python27 must be the installation directory on Windows)
- Bora Embedded Linux Kit (Please refer to BELK Quick Start Guide for further details) version 2.0.0.
Installation and configuration[edit | edit source]
Please see the image below:
