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    Rev. 0.1 8/06 Copyright © 2006 by Si licon La boratories USB Debug Adapter USB Debug Adapter USB D EBUG A DAPTER U SER ’ S G UIDE 1. Content s The USB Debug Adapter p ackage contains the following items: • USB Debug Adapter (USB to Debug Interface) with att ached 7” Ribbon Cable 2. USB Debug Adapter Specifications The USB Debug Adapter provi[...]

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    USB Debug Adapter 2 Rev. 0.1 3. Hardware Setup us ing a USB Debug Adapter Connect a t arget board to a PC running the Si licon Laboratories IDE via the USB Debug Adapter as shown in Figure 2. 1. Connect the USB Deb ug Adapter to the JT AG or DE BUG connector on a target board with the 10-pin ribbon cable. 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to th e[...]

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    USB Debug Adapter Rev. 0.1 3 4. Sof tware Setup using a USB Debug Adapter The Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE) along wit h other software tools are provided for device development and de bugging. The IDE is available for download from the Silicon Laboratories website and is also available on microcontroller devel opment[...]

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    USB Debug Adapter 4 Rev. 0.1 5. Schematics Figure 4. USB Debug Adapter Schematic (p age 1)[...]

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    USB Debug Adapter Rev. 0.1 5 Figure 5. USB Debug Adapter Schematic (p age 2)[...]

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    USB Debug Adapter 6 Rev. 0.1 C ONT ACT I NFORMATION Silicon Laboratories Inc. 4635 Boston Lane Austin, TX 78735 T el: 1+(512) 416-8500 Fax: 1+(512) 416-9669 T oll Free: 1+(877) 444-30 32 Email: MCUinfo@silabs.com Internet: www .silabs.co m Silicon Laboratories and Silicon Labs are trademarks of Silico n Laboratories Inc. Other products or brandname[...]