Install Drivers For Usb Port - Terasic Mercury A2700 User Manual

1.5. Install Drivers for USB port

The Micro USB connector on the board provides 3 functions:
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USB blaster II circuit
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HPS USB to UART
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MAX10 USB to UART
The first one is USB blaster II circult, which provides the JTAG interface between host
and FPGA board.The second function is the serial communication function of HPS
Fabric, which allows Host to communicate or debug with HPS Fabric. The last one is
the UART function for board system monitoring. It allows user to monitor the staus on
the board such as temperature and fan speed in real time.These three functions are all
connected to the Micro USB connector through the USB hub. The user only needs to
connect the host with a USB cable to the board to realize these three functions.
At the same time, some drivers need to be installed on the host to use these functions.
Users can refer to the following steps.
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