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Setup and Operation

Zilog Educational Platform

User Manual

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Serial Mode Operation

The Platform is connected by USB cable from a PC to console connector J5 on the Plat-
form. It is primarily controlled by means of its preprogrammed command shell, which can
be accessed through a terminal emulation program. Any emulator, such as Tera Term or
HyperTerminal, can be used to access the shell. COM port settings will be the same for all
emulators.

Tera Term is used in this document, and it can be downloaded for free from

http://log-

mett.com/index.php?/download/tera-term-474-freeware.html

. Zilog does not provide

technical support for Tera Term or any terminal emulator program.

Observe the following procedure to establish the port connections in Serial Mode.

1. Launch Tera Term and select the serial COM port assigned to the Platform from the

Port:

drop-down menu, as indicated in Figure 7.

Figure 7. Selecting the Serial Port in Tera Term’s New Connection Dialog

Note: