Specifications

Helios Platform Hardware Reference Manual

110124-30002, preliminary

Getting Started

The Helios platform is configured to acquire its network address automatically using

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This section describes how to determine

this address before you begin development.

Components

To get started, you will need the following components:

• Helios platform

• Power supply (12 VDC adapter and regional AC power cord)

• Null modem cable (DB9FF)

• Ethernet cable

• Computer with EIA-232 serial port, terminal emulation program, network connection,

and SSH client program

• DHCP server

Connectivity

To determine the network address, complete the following steps:

1. Connect any available serial port of the computer to the EIA-232 serial port using

the null modem cable.

2. Open a terminal emulation program on the computer with the following port

settings:

Baud rate: 9600

Data bits: 8

Parity: none

Stop bits: 1