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REV 1.0
USER MANUAL
Fastrax EV322 Evaluation
Board
The EV322 Evaluation Board is intended for the Fastrax
UC322 OEM GPS receiver module evaluation. This
document describes the UART to USB specific driver
installation and usage of the EV322 Evaluation Board.
November 1, 2007
Fastrax Ltd.
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Elcodis.com
electronic components distributor
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Summary of Contents for Fastrax EV322
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Page 1: Rev 1.0
REV 1.0 USER MANUAL Fastrax EV322 Evaluation Board The EV322 Evaluation Board is intended for the Fastrax UC322 OEM GPS receiver module evaluation. This document describes the UART to USB specific driver installation and usage of the EV322 Evaluation Board. - Page 2 2007-11-1 Page 2 of 12 EV322_User_manual TRADEMARKS Fastrax® is trademark of Fastrax Ltd. SiRF®, SiRFstar , TricklePower , Push-to-Fix , SiRFLoc are registered trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
- Page 3 2007-11-1 Page 3 of 12 EV322_User_manual CHANGE LOG Rev. Notes Date First Release 2007-11-01 Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
2007-11-1 Page 4 of 12 EV322_User_manual CONTENTS REV 1.0 ........................1 FASTRAX EV322 EVALUATION BOARD ..............1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................6 INSTALLATION ....................7 DEVICES......................9 EVALUATION SOFTWARE................10 EV322 EVALUATION BOARD USAGE ............11 Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor... - Page 5 2007-11-1 Page 5 of 12 EV322_User_manual COMPLEMENTARY READING The following Fastrax reference documents are complementary reading for this document. To download specific evaluation software for SiRF chip set, please contact support@fastrax.fi. Ref. # File name Document name Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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Page 6: General Description
UC322 and three push buttons for reset, ON_OFF (Nor- mal/Hibernate) and re-programming mode control. The ground plane size of the EV322 board is 100x70mm, which re- flects the size of a typical mother board. The ground plane of the board acts a vital part of the embedded GPS antenna operation. -
Page 7: Installation
Fastrax EV322 Evaluation Board to your computer. This Driver support Windows 2000 and Windows XP. DO NOT install this driver on Windows Vista! Insert the driver CD to your computer and run PreInstaller.exe from the root directory. - Page 8 2007-11-1 Page 8 of 12 EV322_User_manual Figure 3 Installation Successful. After the ‘Installation Successful’ message, you can now connect the EV322 Evaluation Board to your PC with the USB cable supplied. Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Page 9: Devices
Add/Remove Programs listing. Please check the installed port number to use it with your evaluation software. • USB Device Name: Fastrax USB Composite Device (alternative name CP210x USB Composite Device) This name appears in Device Manager under the USB Figure 4 Device Manager, Ports tab (COM8 in this case). -
Page 10: Evaluation Software
COM port in use and the USB Bridge may not op- erate properly. Specific software tools for SiRF chip sets are available from support@fastrax.fi Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor... -
Page 11: Ev322 Evaluation Board Usage
2007-11-1 Page 11 of 12 EV322_User_manual EV322 EVALUATION BOARD USAGE After USB cable connection the data from the UC322 module should be available at the virtual COM port on your PC. For evaluation purposes there are the following interfaces available: •... - Page 12 The main radiation beam of the embedded GPS antenna is along the plane of the EV322 board. For optimum GPS antenna performance place the EV322 Evaluation Board vertically so that the UC322 mod- ule is on the top side. Downloaded from Elcodis.com...