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CP2102 E V A L U A T I O N K I T U S E R S G U I D E
1. Kit Contents
The CP2102 Evaluation Kit contains the following items:
CP2102 Evaluation Board CP210x Virtual COM Port Drivers CD-ROM RS232 Serial Cable USB Cable CP2102 Evaluation Kit Users Guide (this document)

2. Installing Drivers
The CD-ROM included with the CP2102EK Evaluation Kit contains the Virtual COM Port Drivers for the CP210x family of devices. The following files are included on the CD-ROM:
Driver unpack utility (CP210x_Drivers.exe) Version information document (Readme.txt) Documentation Directory - CP2102 data sheet - CP2102 Evaluation Kit User's Guide - CP210x Customization Guide (AN144) - Software Directory CP210x Customization Software (AN144SW.zip)

2.1. Extract all Virtual COM Port Drivers

Initial software setup requires running CP210x_Drivers.exe to extract all of the device drivers (Windows and Macintosh). After following the prompts, the utility will copy the driver files to a specified directory or the default directory, C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x. Each set of drivers will be extracted to an appropriately named directory, for example WIN and MACX.

2.2. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Windows 2000

Follow these steps to install the Windows 2000 VCOM driver:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Connect the USB cable between the host computer and the CP2102 target device. Windows will open a Found New Hardware Wizard window. Press Next to continue. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)" and press Next. Check "Specify a location" and press Next. Press Browse to locate the slabbus.inf driver installation file. The default location is the "C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN" directory. Once this file is selected press OK. Verify that the correct path and filename are shown and press Next. Press Finish to finish installing the "CP210x USB Composite Device". Windows will open a second Found New Hardware Wizard window. Press Next to continue. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)" and press Next.

10. Check "Specify a location" and press Next. 11. Press Browse to locate the slabw2k.inf driver installation file. The default location is the "C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN" directory. Once this file is selected press OK. 12. Verify that the correct path and filename are shown and press Next. 13. Press Finish to finish installing the "CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller".

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2.3. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Windows XP
Follow these steps to install the Windows XP VCOM driver:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Connect the USB cable between the host computer and the CP2102 target device. Windows will open a Found New Hardware Wizard window. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and press Next. Select "Include this location in the search". Press Browse to locate the "C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN" directory. Once this directory is selected press OK. Verify that the correct path and filename are shown and press Next. Press Finish to finish installing the "CP210x USB Composite Device". Windows will open a second Found New Hardware Wizard window. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and press Next.

10. Select "Include this location in the search". 11. Press Browse to locate the "C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN" directory. Once this directory is selected press OK. 12. Verify that the correct path and filename are shown and press Next. 13. Press Finish to finish installing the "CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller".

2.4. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Windows 98 SE

Follow these steps to install the Windows 98 VCOM driver:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Connect the USB cable between the host computer and the CP2102 target device. Windows will open a Found New Hardware Wizard window. Press Next to continue. Select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)" and press Next. Select "Specify a location". Press Browse to locate the "C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN" directory. Once this directory is selected press Next. Verify that the correct path and filename are shown and press Next. Press Finish to finish installing the "CP210x USB Composite Device". Windows will open a second Found New Hardware Wizard window. Press Next to continue. Select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)" and press Next.

10. Select "Specify a location". 11. Press Browse to locate the "C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\WIN" directory. Once this directory is selected press Next. 12. Verify that the correct path and filename are shown and press Next. 13. Press Finish to finish installing the "CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller".

2.5. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Macintosh

To install the Macintosh OS-X virtual COM port driver, extract the cardinal-osx-V1_00c-release.zip file located in the MACX directory created in Section 2.1. Next, run the extracted file SLAB_USBtoUART Installer. To uninstall the driver, run the extracted file SLAB_USBtoUART Uninstaller. Macintosh OS-9 virtual COM port drivers are currently available by request only. To obtain a copy of these drivers contact a Silicon Laboratories MCU Tools Support representative at www.silabs.com.

2.6. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Linux 2.40

The Linux virtual COM port driver included with the CP2102EK evaluation kit support Linux versions 2.40 and later. To install the driver, extract the cardinal-redhat9-V0_81a.tar file located in the LINUX directory created in Section 2.1. Next, run the extracted file load_mcci_usb. To uninstall the driver, run the extracted file unload_mcci_usb.

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3. CP2102 Hardware Interface
The evaluation board is connected to a PC as shown in Figure 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect one end of the USB cable to a USB Port on the PC. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the CP2102 evaluation board. Connect one end of the RS232 serial cable to the DB-9 connector on the CP2102 evaluation board. Connect the other end of the RS232 serial cable to the target serial device.

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USB Cable USB Port

Figure 1. Hardware Setup

4. CP2102 Software Interface

Once connected to a USB port as described in section 3.0, the CP2102 will appear as a COM port in the Device Manager. The CP2102 will always use the lowest available COM port for operation. For instance, if COM ports 1 thru 3 are in use by other peripherals and applications, the CP2102 will use COM 4. The CP2102 functions identically to a COM port from the reference point of both the host application and the serial device, and it can support serial device control requests defined in the Microsoft Win32 Communications API.

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5. Target Board
The CP2102 Evaluation Kit includes an evaluation board with a CP2102 device pre-installed for evaluation and preliminary software development. Numerous input/output (I/O) connections are provided to facilitate prototyping using the evaluation board. Refer to Figure 2 for the locations of the various I/O connectors. J1 J2 J3 J4 D1 DB9 connector for RS232 interface UART signal access connector USB connector for USB interface Not used SUSPEND indicator LED
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Figure 2. CP2102 Evaluation Board

5.1. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface (J3)

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector (J3) is provided to facilitate connections to the USB interface on the CP2102. See Table 1 for the USB pin definitions.

Table 1. USB Connector Pin Descriptions Pin #

1 2 3 4

Description
VBUS DD+ GND (Ground)

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5.2. UART Signals (J1, J2)
A RS232 transceiver circuit and DB-9 connector (J1) are provided on the evaluation board to connect the CP2102 virtual serial port to external serial devices. See Table 2 for the RS232 J1 pin descriptions. The J2 connector is provided to facilitate direct access to the CP2102s UART signals. Shorting blocks on J2 are required to connect the UART signals to J1. See Table 3 for J2 pin descriptions.

Table 2. RS232 Pin Descriptions Pin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Signal
DCD RXD TXD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI

CP2102 Direction
Input Input Output Output Input Output Input Input

Description
Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator

Table 3. J2 Pin Descriptions Pins

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 8-10 11-12 13-14 15-16

Signal
TXD RXD DTR RI DCD DSR CTS RTS

CP2102 Direction
Output Input Output Input Input Input Output

Description
Transmit Data Receive Data Data Terminal Ready Ring Indicator Data Carrier Detect Data Set Ready Clear to Send Request to Send

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6. Schematic

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Figure 3. CP2102 Evaluation Board Schematic

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