Introduction

These getting started guidelines are intended to facilitate the first use of the Promira Serial Platform. The Promira platform can be used to actively communicate with an I2C/SPI bus or to passively monitor an I2C, SPI, or eSPI bus depending on the license appliations.  For units with the I2C/SPI Active applications, the Promira platform can be used with the Control Center Software or the Promira API to communicate with any standard I2C/SPI device. To use the Promira platform with the Control Center Software, follow the instructions in Section 1. For units with I2C/SPI/eSPI Analysis applications, the Promira platform can be used with the Data Center Software or the Promira API to monitor any standard I2C/SPI/eSPI bus.  To use the Promira platform with the Data Center Software, follow the instructions in Section 2.

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Getting Started Guidelines

Section 1: Active Applications

1. Connect the Promira platform to the PC via the USB connector.
2. Follow the instructions in Section 5.2 - Connectivity of the Promira platform user manual to configure the Ethernet over USB interface.
3. Download and unzip the latest version of the Control Center Software. (?)
4. Launch the Control Center Software. (?)
5. Connect the Control Center Software to the Promira platform. (?)
   1. Click Adapter.
   2. Click Connect.
   3. Select the adapter.
   4. Click OK to connect to the adapter.
6. Connect the Promira adapter via the provided 10x34 or 34x34 cable to the target system. (?)
7. The Promira platform is capable of communicating with I2C or SPI traffic in Master or Slave mode. Depending on the system requirements, configure the device accordingly. (?)
   1. Click Adapter, and choose I2C+SPI.
   2. Optionally, click Adapter, and enable I2C Pulls-Ups. (?)
   3. Click Adapter, and configure Target Power (pin 4, 6), Target Power (pin 22, 24), and Level Shift. (?)
   4. Configure the Device Settings for I2C-Master using the I2C Control panel. (?)
      1. Configure the Bitrate.
      2. Click on the Master tab.
      3. Supply the 7-bit I2C Slave Address. (?)
      4. Optionally, configure 10 Bit Addr, No Stop, Message, Number of Data Bytes, Register Address, Address Width, and Number of Data Bytes based on the parameters of the target system.
      5. Click Master Write, Master Read, or Master Reister Read based on the target system application.
   5. Configure the Device Settings for I2C-Slave using the I2C Control panel. (?)
      1. Configure the Bitrate.
      2. Click on the Slave tab.
      3. Supply the 7-bit I2C Slave Address.
      4. Optionally, configure Max Tx Bytes, Max Rx bytes, and Slave Response Message based on the parameters of the target system.
      5. Click Set Resp. for setting a slave response.
      6. Click Enable to activate the adapter as an I2C slave.
   6. Configure the Device Settings for SPI-Master using the SPI Control panel. (?)
      1. Configure the Bitrate.
      2. Click on the Master tab.
      3. Configure the Polarity, Phase, Bit Order, SS Polarity, and MOSI Message based on the parameters of the target system.
      4. Click Send for transferring the MOSI and MISO messages on the SPI bus.
   7. Configure the Device Settings for SPI-Slave using the SPI Control panel. (?)
      1. Configure the Bitrate.
      2. Click on the Slave tab.
      3. Configure the Polarity, Phase, Bit Order, and MISO Message based on the parameters of the target system.
      4. Click Set MISO message for setting a slave response.
      5. Click Enable to activate the adapter as an SPI slave.
8. Monitor the transactions in the Transaction Log.

Section 2: Analysis Applications

1. Connect the Promira platform to the PC via the USB connector.
2. Follow the instructions in Section 5.2 - Connectivity of the Promira platform user manual to configure the Ethernet over USB interface.
3. Download and unzip the latest version of the Data Center Software that supports the Promira platform. (?)
4. Launch the Data Center Software. (?)
5. Connect the Data Center Software to the Promira platform. (?)
   1. Click Analyzer.
   2. Select the analyzer.
   3. Click OK to connect to the analyzer.
6. Connect the Promira adapter via the provided 10x34 or 34x34 cable to the target system. (?)
7. The Promira platform is capable of monitoring I2C, SPI, or eSPI traffic in real time. Depending on the system requirements, configure the Device Settings accordingly. 
1. Click Device Settings and choose I2C, SPI, or eSPI.
2. Select the Sampling Rate
3. Configure additional features such as I2C pull-ups and eSPI triggers.
8. Start the capture by clicking Start Capture.
9. Monitor all captured data in real time in the Transaction window. 

Notes

For additional information, take a look at the Promira platform user manual, Control Center Software user manual, or Data Center Software user manual.