CP2101EK Silicon Laboratories Inc, CP2101EK Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: CP2101EK
• Description: KIT DEVELOPMENT RS232 TO USB
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories Inc

Specifications of CP2101EK

• Processor To Be Evaluated: CP2101
• Interface Type: RS-232, USB
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant, Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• Other names: 336-1076; CP2101EK; Q1572300

CP2101-EK
2.1.2. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Macintosh
The button titled “Mac Drivers” provides direct access to the Mac OSX and OS9 packed driver files on the CD-ROM.
2.1.3. Virtual COM Port Driver Installation Linux
The button titled “Linux Drivers” provides direct access to the Linux 2.6 and Linux RedHat 2.4 packed driver files on
the CD-ROM.
2.2. USBXpress Driver Development Kit
Press the “USBXpress” button on the main installation panel to access the USBXpress Driver Development Kit for
Windows operating systems. Choose the option for the target system.
The Silicon Laboratories USBXpress
CP210x devices. No USB protocol or host device driver expertise is required. Instead, a simple, high-level Application
Program Interface (API) for the host software is used to provide complete USB connectivity. The USBXpress
Development Kit includes Windows device drivers, Windows device driver installer, host interface function library
(host API) provided in the form of a Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL). See Application Note AN169, “USBXpress
Programmer’s Guide” for detailed information on customizing the USBXpress drivers.
2.2.1. USBXpress Installation for Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista (x86, x64)
Press the button titled “USBXpress for Windows” to install USBXpress for Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
(x86, x64). Follow the steps to install the software to the desired location. The default installation directory is
C:\SiLabs\MCU\USBXpress.
2.2.2. USBXpress Installation for Windows 98SE
Press the button titled “USBXpress for Windows 98SE” to install USBXpress v2.42. Versions of USBXpress newer
than v2.42 do not support Windows 98SE.
installation directory is C:\SiLabs\MCU\USBXpress.
2.2.3. USBXpress Installation for Windows CE
The button titled “USBXpress for Windows CE” provides direct access to the packed driver files on the CD-ROM.
An index file will open showing all the supported Windows CE platforms. Right click on a “Download” link to copy
the desired package to your target system. Further installation instructions can be found in the ReadMe.txt file
contained inside the driver package.
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If needed, the driver files can be uninstalled by selecting “Silicon Laboratories CP210x USB to UART Bridge (Driver
Removal” option in the “Add or Remove Programs” window.
Copy these files to your target system.
To install the Mac OSX virtual COM port driver:
To install the Mac OX9 virtual COM port driver:
Copy these files to your target system.
To install the Linux RedHat 2.4 virtual COM port driver:
To install the Linux 2.6 virtual COM port driver:
To uninstall the driver, run the extracted file SLAB_USBtoUART Uninstaller.
To uninstall the driver, run the extracted file
See SIL00205_RNF_20060902.doc for further installation instructions.
Extract the Mac_OSX_VCP_Driver.zip file.
Next, run the extracted file SLAB_USBtoUART Installer.
Extract the Mac_OS9_VCP_Driver.sit file.
Next, run the extracted file SLAB_USBtoUART-InstScr.
Extract the linux_VCP_driver.tar.gz file.
Next, run the extracted file
Extract the linux_VCP_v26_driver_src.zip file.
load_mcci_usb
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Development Kit provides a complete host software solution for interfacing to
Follow the steps to install the software to the desired location. The default
unload_mcci_usb
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