Using Amidebug Rx Vcom Functionality; Usb Virtual Com (Vcom) Terminal; Configuring The Device (Microsoft Windows) - American Megatrends AMIDebug Rx User Manual

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AMIDebug™ Rx – User Manual

USB Virtual COM (VCOM) Terminal

AMIDebug Rx uses a text terminal interface to retrieve stored data and configure the device. This
interface allows flexible configuration options without the need for specialized software. The VCOM
Terminal is enabled when the OPTION SWITCH is set to checkpoint mode (RIGHT position).
The VCOM Terminal user interface works with terminal programs such as
Microsoft HyperTerminal. AMI recommends using
that uses XMODEM
VCOM allows AMIDebug Rx users to retrieve stored information such as checkpoint sessions, UEFI
debug strings and checkpoint string files.

Configuring the Device (Microsoft Windows)

AMIDebug Rx uses a "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to
UART" under Microsoft Windows XP & Vista to map
the device to a COM port address. This driver is
available via Microsoft Update, so the "Found New
Hardware Wizard" can connect to the Internet and
install the proper driver. If prompted to connect to
Windows Update, use the "Yes, this time only" option
to automatically locate and load the device driver.
The Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART driver can also be downloaded and installed manually.
The driver
https://www.ami.com/download-license-
agreement/?DownloadFile=AMI_Debug_Rx_Supplemental_Files_Version_3.4.1.zip
Once the driver loads, the VCOM port will
appear as a standard COM port under
Microsoft Windows systems. Use the Device
Manager to determine the COM port number
(COM4, COM5, COM6, etc.). The AMIDebug
Rx VCOM port is associated with the "CP210x
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Due to differences between the Microsoft HyperTerminal XMODEM implementation and the standard XMODEM
protocol, the AMIDebug Rx "upload" VCOM command is not compatible with HyperTerminal. Other terminal
programs will support AMIDebug Rx using XMODEM, including Ayera TeraTerm.
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Using AMIDebug Rx VCOM Functionality

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transfers.
can be found in
Ayera TeraTerm for any of the VCOM functionality
the supplemental files
Ayera TeraTerm
download located here:
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