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Altera_Forum
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13 years ago

DE2-115/tPad and RS-232

Hello, I've been fiddling a bit with this lately, interfacing with the UART chip on this board, and running into some strange problems. As far as I can see there are 4 ports/pins available...
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13 years ago

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yes, it's a phy only to convert the RS232 level to 3.3V-LVTTL level, no logic function.

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Ok, thanks - that simplifies things.

I'll create a pretty empty entity, wire the TX and RX to some LEDS. Add a PLL with 11.0592 MHz for some baud rates - then start SignalTapping on the pins @ PLL clock while sending data from my Garmin or putty console. :)