Shimmer 3 Manual de usuario
Getting Started
with Shimmer3
Streaming to
Windows PC
March 2015
Copyright © Shimmer, 2015
CONFIGURE YOUR SHIMMER DOCK (1/5)
A Shimmer Dock is needed in order to program the Shimmer with firmware.
See also: Shimmer3 Getting Started Video Tutorial † -1:38
WARNING: Do not connect the Shimmer Dock to the PC until STEP 3!
STEP 1 - Download the drivers. The driver package can be downloaded through this link*.
STEP 2 - Install the driver. Double-click the downloaded file to start the driver installation, and
follow the instructions.
Click extract: Click Run: Click Next: Click Finish:
Restart your PC if requested.
†https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2UdTdfiQ1g
*http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%20v2.10.00%20WHQL%20Certified.exe
CONFIGURE YOUR SHIMMER DOCK (2/5)
STEP 3 - Configure serial connection. Connect the
Shimmer Dock to the PC through USB. Wait till the
Windows completes the driver installation.
Run the Device Manager: Press [Windows Key] + R;
type devmgmt.msc; click OK.
Go to Universal Serial Bus controllers and right-click on
USB Serial Converter A*:
* It is assumed that the user does not have other Serial to USB converters than Shimmer Dock, connected.
CONFIGURE YOUR SHIMMER DOCK (3/5)
Click Properties. Check the Driver tab:
If the installed driver is provided by FTDI and dated 27/01/2014 or later, then the driver
installation has been successful.
In the Advanced tab, enable Load VCP:
Repeat for USB Serial Converter B.
CONFIGURE YOUR SHIMMER DOCK (4/5)
Go back to Device Manager. In the Ports (COM & LPT) section there are two USB Serial Ports. The
programming port is the USB Serial Port with the lowest COM Port number.
In this example the Programming Port is COM23.
The second port is the UART port.
This is COM24 in the example.
CONFIGURE YOUR SHIMMER DOCK (5/5)
Right-click on USB Serial Port (COM23). Click Properties.
Go to the Port Settings tab and click Advanced...
Enable Set RTS on Close.
Repeat both steps for the other Universal Serial Port - COM24 in this example.
NOTE: Make sure Load VCP is and Set RTS on Close are ticked for both Universal Serial Converters!
PROGRAMMING THE SHIMMER (1/3)
See also Shimmer3 Getting Started Video
Tutorial† - 4:16
Power on and place Shimmer on the dock. The
Shimmer is powered on if the orange
switch is in the following position:
Download and extract the most recent
Shimmer3 Bootstrap Loader (BSL) zip-file
from the Shimmer website and run the
executable by double-clicking on it.
The Programming Port is automatically
detected. (In this example, it is ‘COM23’).
If automatic detection fails, use the drop-
down to select the Programming Port.
†https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2UdTdfiQ1g
PROGRAMMING THE SHIMMER (2/3)
Click Check for Updates. Click Download. Click OK.
Select the latest BtStream bootstrap
(BtStream_Shimmer3_v0.4.0.txt in this example).
Click the Program button.
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