User Guide

1. Getting Started
1. Download and Install the Latest Virtual COM Port (VCP) Drivers.
The Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers enable the CP2102N to appear as a standard COM port. Download the latest version of driv-
ers from the Silicon Labs website:
http://www.silabs.com/vcpdrivers
In most cases, select the default option without serial enumeration.
2. Set Up Your Kit.
a. Provide power to the board by connecting the USB connector to the PC using the provided USB cable. When a connection
has been established successfully, the LED (marked in the picture) lights up.
b. Connect the serial cable to an external device or use the J1 header to jumper UART signals to the external device.
3. Detect Your Device.
The CP2102N device will appear as a COM port in Device Manager in Windows. As a virtual COM port, the CP210x functions
identically to a real COM port from the reference point of both the host application and the serial device, and it can support serial
device control requests defined in the Microsoft Win32® Communications API.
UG205: CP2102N-EK Kit User's Guide
Getting Started
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