Getting started

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Getting started

1.1

Package

The STEVAL-PCC005V1, STR912FAW44 parallel interface to hard disk demonstration

board includes the following items:

1.

Hardware content:

–

Demonstration board

2.

Documentation:

–User manual

3.

Microcontroller firmware:

–

The STR912FAW44 device (already programmed) soldered on the demonstration

board

–

Object files are also available for the firmware

No PC software nor drivers are required in order to use the Microsoft operating system.

1.2

Setting up the board

The STR912FAW44 parallel interface to hard disk demonstration board can be set up as

follows:

1.

Connect the 40-pin IDE data cable between the hard disk and HDD-CONN (J1) of the

STR9 interface to the hard disk board.

2.

To power on the hard disk as well as the board, set the jumpers according to the

available source of power, refer to Table 1 on page 11.

3.

Glowing of the SYS_HEALTH_CHK LED (D4) indicates that the board power-on

sequence and hard disk initialization have been done correctly.

4.

Connect the USB cable between the board and the PC.

5.

The PC then shows the hard disk as a removable drive, and the user can access the

hard disk as a storage unit.

1.3

Hardware layout

The STR912FAW44 parallel interface to hard disk demonstration board is built around

also includes switching regulators and a low drop regulator to replace the ATX-SMPS, ultra-

low voltage supervisor and ESD protection on the USB bus. Figure 2 on page 7 shows the

component layout to help the user to locate different components/sections of the board.