Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA KC705

12 www.xilinx.com KC705 Getting Started Guide
UG883 (v4.0.1) May 28, 2014
Hardware Test Board Setup Requirements
Install the UART Driver
1. Run the downloaded executable UART-USB driver file listed in Hardware Test Setup
Requirements, page 9. This enables UART-USB communications with a host PC (see
Figure 4).
2. Set the USB-UART connection to a known port in the Device Manager as follows:
•Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
• Select the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button.
• Find and right-click the Silicon Labs device in the list. Then select Properties.
•Click the Port Settings tab and the Advanced… button.
• Select an open COM port between COM1 and COM4.
X-Ref Target - Figure 4
Figure 4: UART Cable Driver Installation
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