Maxim Integrated Fresno (MAXREFDES11) Nexys 3 User Manual
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Fresno (MAXREFDES11#) Nexys 3 Quick Start Guide
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Additionally, make sure bootloop is selected as shown, then press Program.
It takes approximately 10 seconds to download the FPGA, then a message box
indicating “FPGA configuration complete” appears.
9. Set up the terminal program to run on thte PC using the following steps. Before
loading the executable firmware file on the FPGA, the terminal program on the
PC should be running. The example firmware running on the FPGA
communicates with the PC via a USB port set up to emulate a serial port (UART).
To establish this communication link, the PC must be configured with the
appropriate Windows drivers. A suitable terminal program such as Tera Term or
HyperTerminal should be invoked.
The Nexys 3 utilizes the FTDI FT232 USB-UART bridge IC, so you need to install
FTDI’s virtual COM port (VCP) driver for the FT232 device family. Make sure to
choose the driver that supports a Virtual Com Port, also known as VCP. These
can be obtained from the FTDI website .
Once installed, Windows assigns a previously unused COM port. Use the
Windows Control Panel | System | Device Manager to determine the COM port
number. (It will be named USB Serial Port). Make a note of which COM port this
is. That information is needed in the next step.
Next, a terminal emulation program needs to be installed and launched. For
Windows XP® and earlier systems, the HyperTerminal program is the usual
choice. However, since HyperTerminal was eliminated from Windows 7, it may
be necessary to locate an alternative. Several are available; one good choice is