Follow these steps to set up your ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit hardware.

Run serial console setup script

You only need to complete this step if your ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit is revision 4 or higher and you are running Linux. If so, you may need to install a driver for the serial interface of the ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit.

Look at the board version printed underneath the J43 connector on your ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit. The last two digits indicate the revision number of your board.

Find the version of your ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit board
  1. Download the script for the USB-to-serial driver.

  2. Give execution permission to the file in your PC and run it as administrator.

    $ chmod +x install_usb_driver.sh
    $ sudo ./install_usb_driver.sh
    
    Installing Cypress USB driver.
    Rule "/etc/udev/rules.d/90-cyusb.rules" doesn't exist, creating a new one.
    File "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf" exists, checking if the rule is already there.
    Rule for cytherm not found. Adding cytherm to the blacklist.
    Please plug/unplug your usb device to be recognized.

Connect the hardware

ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit connections
  1. Connect the microAB USB cable to the USB CONSOLE connector on the board and to your host computer if it isn’t already done.

  2. Connect the WiFi antenna to the SMA antenna connector (J14).

  3. Connect the Ethernet cable (not included) to the Ethernet port.

  4. (Optional) Connect an HDMI cable (not included) to the HDMI connector and then to an HDMI-compatible display. See Video for information on configuring this display.

  5. Make sure the S1 micro-switches are all in the OFF position.

  6. Connect the power supply to the power barrel connector.