7.1 Tera Term Setup

The user application provides a user interface on the Tera Term terminal through the UART interface.

To setup the Tera Term program, perform the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the USB cable connects the host PC to the J5 (USB) port on the PolarFire Evaluation board.
  2. Start Tera Term.
  3. Select Serial as the Connection type.
  4. Set the serial Port to the second highest COM port number from the drop-down list as shown in the following figure. For example, COM33: FlashPro5 Port [COM33] in this instance.
    Figure 7-1. Select Serial as the Connection Type
  5. In the Tera Term window, go to Setup > Serial port..., set Baud rate to 115200.

    Rest of the serial port settings must be at default state as shown in the following figure and click OK.

    Figure 7-2. Tera Term Configuration
  6. In the Tera Term window, go to Setup > General..., set the Language to English and click OK, as shown in the following figure. This setup is required for running the Tera Term macro script.
    Figure 7-3. Tera Term General Setup

This completes the Tera Term program setup.