Silicon Laboratories CP2102 User Manual

CP2102 E
VALUATION

1. Kit Contents

The CP2102 Evaluation Kit contains the following items:
 CP2102 Evaluation Board
 RS232 Serial Cable
 USB Cable
 DVD
 Quick Start Guide

2. Relevant Documentation

Application notes can be found on the Interface Application Notes page for all fixed-function devices:
www.silabs.com/interface-appnotes.
 AN721: CP210x/CP211x Device Customization Guide — Customize the VID, PID, serial number, and
other parameters stored in the CP2102 EPROM.
 AN197: Serial Communications Guide for CP210x — Programming guide for using the Virtual COM Port
(VCP) drivers.
 AN169: USBXpress Programmer's Guide — Programming guide for using the USBXpress drivers.
 AN220: C8051F32x and CP210x USB Driver Customization — VCP or USBXpress driver customization
tool.
 AN571: CP210x Virtual COM Port Interface — USB interface details for CP210x devices.

3. Software Setup

The Software Development Kit (SDK) for the
installer can also be downloaded from the
 Device Customization Utility (AN721)
 Documentation — data sheet, application notes, user's guide, quick start guide, etc.
 CP210x Virtual COM Port (VCP) Drivers
 Software — Driver Customization Utility (AN220) and programming examples
The Windows installer should launch automatically after inserting the DVD. For Mac and Linux, browse to the
appropriate directory on the DVD to install the software package. Follow the instructions to install the SDK and
drivers to the system.
3.1. USBXpress Driver Development Kit
The Silicon Laboratories USBXpress
CP210x devices. No USB protocol or host device driver expertise is required. Instead, a simple, high-level Application
Program Interface (API) for the host software is used to provide complete USB connectivity. The USBXpress
Development Kit includes Windows device drivers, Windows device driver installer, host interface function library
(host API) provided in the form of a Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL). See Application Note AN169, "USBXpress
Programmer's Guide" for detailed information on using the USBXpress drivers.
The USBXpress drivers are available here: www.silabs.com/usbxpress.
Click the USBXpress Development Kit link in the Download for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Win7 section
to download the USBXpress drivers. Run the installer and follow the steps to install the software to the desired
location. The default installation directory is C:\SiLabs\MCU\USBXpress_SDK.
Further installation instructions for the WinCE drivers can be found in the ReadMe.txt file contained inside the
driver package.
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kit is included on the kit DVD. The latest version of this
CP2102
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Development Kit provides a complete host software solution for interfacing to
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