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In addition to these main sections, the Appendix provides hardware-related details that supplement the schematic.

Only users with complex evaluation/development requirements need the information in the Advanced Features

section and the Appendix.

BASIC OPERATION

Hardware Configuration

Connecting a Daughter Card. Plug the daughter card into one of the DK2000’s connectors. The daughter card

should be oriented as shown in Figure 1. Note that some daughter cards have two connectors while others have

three. The third connector, which is optional, is for advanced features (UTOPIA bus, POS-PHY bus, etc). The

DK2000 is compatible with both two-connector and three-connector daughter cards, and supports the advanced

features available on the third connector. Note that daughter cards are not designed for hot insertion. Only connect

daughter cards to the DK2000 platform with the power off.

Power Supply Connections. The DK2000 operates from an external power supply brick. Plug the brick into an AC

power outlet and into the DK2000’s power supply jack. The on/off switch for the board is next to the power supply

jack. Just after power is applied to the board, the RESET LED glows green and the slot 1 LED glows red. A few

seconds later, after the boot routine completes, slot LEDs turn green for slots where daughter cards are recognized

and red where daughter cards are not present.

Connecting to a Computer. Connect a standard DB-9 serial cable between the serial port on the DK2000 and an

available serial port on the host computer. The host computer must be a Windows

a standard straight-through cable rather than a null-modem cable. Null-modem cables prevent proper operation.

Installing the ChipView Software

To install the demo software on the host PC, run SETUP.EXE on the demo kit CD-ROM (or from the .ZIP file

downloaded from our website, www.maxim-ic.com/telecom). Follow the instructions given by the SETUP program.

By default, SETUP installs the application software in “C:\Program Files\ChipView” and creates a shortcut in the

ChipView program group.

Running the ChipView Software

Run the ChipView application. If the default installation options were used, click the Start button on the Windows

toolbar and select Programs

®ChipView®ChipView. The main menu window provides three options: Register

View, Demo, and Terminal Mode. Register View mode and Demo mode are discussed in the following paragraphs.

Terminal mode is discussed in the Advanced Features section.

Register View Mode

Register View provides an intuitive user interface for reading, writing, and viewing the IC registers on the daughter

card. Register bytes and bits are displayed by name in an on-screen array. Values can be read or written with a

click of the mouse. Figure 2 shows an example of the Register View window.

To go to Register View from the ChipView main menu window, follow these steps:

1) Push the Register View button in the main menu window. A popup window for COM port selection

appears next. Select the appropriate port from the menu and click OK. Next, the Definition File

Assignment window appears. This window has subwindows to select definition files for each of

the four daughter card slots on the DK2000 board.

2) For each slot with a daughter card installed, select a definition file from the list shown, or browse

to find a file in another directory. Typically, definition file names contain the device name, e.g.,

DS2155.def. Some daughter cards ship with multiple definition files. Refer to the daughter card

data sheet for detailed information on the use of the various files.

3) Press the Continue button.

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