7.2 Running Webserver Demo

This section describes how to run the Webserver. The following procedure assumes that the serial terminal is setup. For more information about setting up the serial terminal, see Tera Term Setup.

Before you begin, perform these steps:

  1. Connect the power supply cable to the J9 connector on the board.
  2. Connect the USB cable from the host PC to J5 (FTDI port) on the board.
  3. Open pin 1 and 2 of the J23 jumper.
  4. Connect any one of the open network 1G Ethernet capable ports to the J15 connector
(RJ45-PORT 0) on the board.
  5. Power-up the board using the SW3 slide switch.
  6. Ensure that the device is programmed with the gbe_webserver.job file and external SPI Flash is programmed with the application. See Program SPI Flash Image to program the external SPI Flash.

After the device is programmed, power cycle the board. The application prints a welcome message with an IP address on the Tera Term program through the UART interface, as shown in following figure.

Figure 7-4. Tera Term with IP Address

Open a web browser, and enter the IP address displayed on the address bar of the browser. The PolarFire webserver demo page appears, as shown in the following figure. To use the design in static IP mode, see Running the Design in Static IP Mode.

Figure 7-5. Webserver Demo Page