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Additional UART with PMOD (Bora)

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IntroductionEdit

 

The BoraEVB carrier board supports the PMOD interface to quickly expand the set of peripherals provided with the BELK.

This page describes how to use the UART PMOD with the BELK to add an UART port to the BoraEVB carrier board.

UART PMODEdit

 

  • 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 (Pmod Interface Type 4 UART)
    • Transmitter Output and Receiver Inputs Protected to +/- 15kV

PrerequisitesEdit

  • 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 configurationEdit