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Install and Connect the Router
Note To disconnect the Linux USB console from the Terminal window:
Enter Ctrl-a followed by : then quit.
Install the Silicon Labs USB Device Driver
This section contains the following topics:
Install the Silicon Labs Windows USB Device Driver
Step 1
Go to the Silicon Labs website (www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads), and click
CP210x Universal Windows Driver.
Step 2
Unzip the downloaded folder, and select the installer for your system configuration. The Device Driver Installation Wizard
begins.
Step 3 ClickNext on the Installation Wizard, then click Finish to complete installation.
Step 4 Open the Device Manager on your system and click the Ports (COM & LPT) dropdown.
Step 5
Insert the USB console cable and power into your system. The Device Manager refreshes and indicates the newly-detected
COM port.
Step 6
Open a terminal emulator and click the Serial connection type. Input values for the Serial Line and Speed (or Baud
Rate).
Step 7
Click Open.
Step 8 The terminal emulator opens. Click Enter to view the console output response.
Install the Silicon Labs Mac USB Device Driver
Step 1
Go to the Silicon Labs website (www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads), and click
CP210x VCP Mac OSX Driver.
Step 2
Click the Downloads folder, then click macOS_VCP_Driver folder, and double-click the SiLabsUSBDriverDisk.dmg
program.
Step 3
Click Install CP210x VCP Driver, and then click Open. The Driver Installer begins.
Step 4 Follow installer instructions. Click Continue, scroll all the way down, then click Continue, and click Agree.
Step 5
Click Continue, and enter your password. Then click Install Helper, and click Close.
Step 6 Insert the USB console cable and power into your system.
Step 7
Open a terminal and type cd/dev, and then type ls-ltr. Serial port tty.SLAB_USBtoUART appears.
Step 8 Type screen /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART <baudrate> to see console output. Console shows response upon first Enter
key if there is no output.
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