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netRAPID Chip Carrier | Getting Started
DOC131104GS04EN | Revision 4 | English | 2017-09 | Released | Public © Hilscher 2014 - 2017
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................4
1.1 About this document ................................................................................................ 4
1.1.1 Description of the contents ...................................................................................4
1.1.2 List of revisions.....................................................................................................5
1.1.3 Conventions in this Document..............................................................................6
1.1.4 Reference to hardware, firmware, software and drivers ......................................7
1.2 netRAPID products ................................................................................................ 11
1.2.1 netRAPID TRAY (24 pieces) ..............................................................................11
1.2.2 netRAPID Evaluation Boards .............................................................................11
1.2.3 Standard Loadable Firmware DVDs...................................................................13
1.3 Documentation overview ........................................................................................ 14
1.4 Legal notes ............................................................................................................ 18
2DEVICE DESCRIPTIONS .........................................................................................23
2.1 netRAPID Chip Carrier ........................................................................................... 23
2.2 netRAPID Evaluation Boards ................................................................................. 24
2.2.1 NRPEB 10-CCS and NRPEB 10-DPS Evaluation Boards.................................24
2.2.2 NRPEB 51-RE Evaluation Board .......................................................................26
2.2.3 NRPEB 52-RE Evaluation Board .......................................................................28
3FIRMWARE...............................................................................................................30
3.1 What is Standard Loadable Firmware ? ................................................................. 30
3.2 Choosing the right firmware.................................................................................... 31
3.3 Loadable Firmware and Second Stage Bootloader ................................................ 33
3.4 Downloading firmware............................................................................................ 34
3.4.1 Overview.............................................................................................................34
3.4.2 Downloading firmware from PC via USB............................................................34
3.4.3 Downloading firmware from PC via PCI and host interface ...............................34
3.4.4 Downloading firmware from PC via USB and SPM host interface (NRPEB 51-
RE only) ..............................................................................................................35
3.4.5 Developing customized download function ........................................................35
4TYPICAL USE CASES OF THE NETRAPIDS ..........................................................36
4.1 Connecting power supply ....................................................................................... 36
4.2 Downloading firmware............................................................................................ 37
4.2.1 Downloading executable binary image to NRP 10 via USB...............................37
4.2.2 Downloading executable binary image to NRP 51-RE or NRP 52-RE via USB 46
4.2.3 Downloading firmware to the netRAPID via USB...............................................56
4.2.4 Downloading Firmware to the netRAPID via PCI and Host Interface ................62
4.2.5 Downloading firmware to the NRPEB 51-RE via SPM USB interface ...............75
4.3 Configuration examples.......................................................................................... 81
4.3.1 Configuring NRP 10-DPS with SYCON.net........................................................81