SPRUI25D June 2015 – March 2019 TMS320F28374S , TMS320F28375S , TMS320F28375S-Q1 , TMS320F28376S , TMS320F28377S , TMS320F28377S-Q1 , TMS320F28379S
The LAUNCHXL-F28377S includes a pre-programmed TMS320F28377S device. When the LaunchPad is connected via USB, the demo starts with an LED flash sequence. After a few seconds the device switches into an ADC sample mode.
Each second the ADC is sampled and the sample data is relayed to you. If the sample is above mid-scale (2048), the red LED will light. However, if the sample is below mid-scale the blue LED will light.
In addition to the LED display, sample information is also displayed on your PC through the USB/UART connection. To view the UART information on your PC, first figure out the COM port associated with the LaunchPad. To do this in Windows, right click on My Computer and click on Properties. In the dialog box that appears, click on the Hardware tab and open Device Manager. Look for an entry under Ports (COM & LPT) titled "USB Serial Port (COMX)", where X is a number. Remember this number for when you open a serial terminal. The demo applications UART data was written and debugged using PuTTY, and for the best user experience we recommend you use PuTTY to view the UART data. PuTTY can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
Open your serial terminal program and open the COM port you found previously in device manager with the following settings: 115200 Baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. After opening the serial port in your serial terminal, reset the Launchpad with the reset push button and observe the serial terminal for a surprise.