Quick Start Guide

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Board Overview
• Step 1: Connect the Carrier Board to the ICS Development Board
• Step 2: Select the boot mode (CN5)
• Step 3: Select Config Mode (CN11)
• Step 4: Power on and connect the UART
• Step 5: Check the startup message and the LEDs
• Step 6: Flash the firmware
• Step 7: Switch to Run Mode
• Next Steps

This guide takes you from unpacking the boards to a TICS100MOD module with flashed firmware, ready to be connected to a host. It applies to ICS Development Board revision V2 and Carrier Board revision 3.0.0.

After completing this guide, build and run a host application from the Examples. The Configurator guide describes the flashing procedure used here in more detail.

Prerequisites

Item	Details
Hardware	1 × Carrier Board, 1 × ICS Development Board
Power	5 V supply
Cable	Micro-USB cable (UART access)
Software	TICS100MOD-SDK installed

In this guide, {SDK_DIRECTORY} is the folder in which the TICS100MOD-SDK is installed.

Board Overview

Carrier Board

Carrier Board overview

No.	Item	Function
1	Mating connector	Connection to the ICS Development Board
4	USB-C connector	5 V input
5	Micro-USB connector	UART access
6	LEDs	Status indication (see Step 5)

ICS Development Board

ICS Development Board overview

No.	Item	Function
1	Mating connector	Connection to the Carrier Board
2	CN5 header	Boot mode selection (see Step 2)
3	CN11 header	Configuration mode selection (see Step 3)
6	LEDs	Status indication (see Step 5)

Step 1: Connect the Carrier Board to the ICS Development Board

Warning

Make sure both boards are unpowered before assembly. The boards are ESD sensitive: handle them by the edges. Never plug or unplug the boards while powered.

1. Align the Carrier Board connector with the ICS Development Board connector.
2. Press down evenly until the boards are fully seated.

Step 2: Select the boot mode (CN5)

The CN5 header on the ICS Development Board selects the boot mode of the module. Boot mode pins provide information to the ROM code for boot and must be set before the power ramp.

Header Pin	Pin description	Header Pin	Pin description
CN5_1	+3V3	CN5_2	SOP0
CN5_3	+3V3	CN5_4	SOP1
CN5_5	+3V3	CN5_6	SOP2
CN5_7	+3V3	CN5_8	SOP3

Boot Mode	SOP3	SOP2	SOP1	SOP0
OSPI (4s)	0	0	0	0
UART	0	0	0	1
OSPI (1s)	0	0	1	0
OSPI (8s)	0	0	1	1
DevBoot	1	0	1	1
xSPI 8D	1	1	0	0
USB DFU	1	1	1	0
Unsupported Boot Mode	All other combinations are not defined

Use OSPI (4s) mode. In this mode no jumpers are fitted: leave all pins of CN5 open.

CN5 OSPI (4s) jumper setting: all pins open

Step 3: Select Config Mode (CN11)

The CN11 header on the ICS Development Board selects the operating mode of the module. The mode is read at startup.

CN11 jumper	Module mode
Fitted (pins connected)	Config Mode
Not fitted	Run Mode

To flash the firmware in this guide, fit the CN11 jumper now, with the boards unpowered. Config Mode allows ICS Configurator to write the module firmware. If you change CN11 later, power-cycle the boards to apply the new mode.

CN11 configuration jumper

Step 4: Power on and connect the UART

Warning

Use only a 5 V supply. Higher voltage or reversed polarity will damage the boards.

1. Connect the 5 V supply to the 5 V input of the Carrier Board.
2. Connect the micro-USB cable from the Carrier Board to your PC.
3. Start {SDK_DIRECTORY}\tools\ics-configurator\ics-configurator.exe.
4. Click Create New Workspace in the toolbar and choose a name and location for the .ics workspace file.
5. Open the Target tab, select the board's UART COM port, and click Connect.

ICS Configurator COM port selection

If the UART COM port is not listed, install the FTDI Virtual COM Port (VCP) driver, reconnect the micro-USB cable, and refresh the COM port list in ICS Configurator. On Windows, the assigned COM port number is shown in the Device Manager under Ports (COM & LPT).

Step 5: Check the startup message and the LEDs

The boards were powered before ICS Configurator connected, so the startup messages were not captured. Press the RESET button on the ICS Development Board. The Target tab of ICS Configurator must now show the following startup message:

ICS Bootloader v1.0.0
Enter config mode.
Read Flash 1MB in 4 us

If the message does not appear, check the selected COM port, close any other application using the COM port, confirm that the CN11 jumper is fitted, and press RESET again.

Compare the LEDs with the tables below.

Carrier Board

LED	Expected state at power-on	Meaning
D2	ON	Reset status: the MCU is released from reset
D6	ON	+3V3 is present on the Carrier Board
D10	ON	+3V3 is present on the Module

ICS Development Board

LED	Expected state at power-on	Meaning
D4	ON	WARMRSTN status: warm reset is deasserted
D7	ON	PORZ status: power-on reset is deasserted
D8	OFF	User LED
D9	ON	Power Good: the input supply and the +3V3 output rail are valid
D14	ON	+3V3 is present on the Module
D10	OFF	UART COM

D2, D4, and D7 indicate reset status on different signals. When they are ON, the MCU is not held in reset. These indicators apply in both Config Mode and Run Mode.

Step 6: Flash the firmware

The SDK provides pre-built firmware for each protocol:

Protocol	Firmware folder
EtherCAT	{SDK_DIRECTORY}\firmware\Ethercat
EtherNet/IP	{SDK_DIRECTORY}\firmware\EthernetIp
PROFINET	{SDK_DIRECTORY}\firmware\Profinet

1. On the Target tab, select the firmware folder field for the protocol you want to flash, then click '...'-button and browse to its folder from the table above. Select the folder that contains the protocol's .mcelf and .mcelf_xip images. ICS Configurator fills in the image file names automatically. Repeat for every protocol you want to flash.
2. Click Flash and wait for the message Flashing completed successfully.

Select a firmware folder using the ... control

Example firmware folders and flash log

Note

There can be a short delay before the progress bar starts moving. This is expected.

Step 7: Switch to Run Mode

1. Power off the boards.
2. Remove the CN11 jumper to select Run Mode. Leave CN5 unchanged.
3. Power on the boards and check that the LEDs match the tables in Step 5.

The ICS Configurator Target view shows the following message in Run Mode:

ICS Bootloader v1.0.0
Receive identification ...

This is the expected output at this stage. The module is now ready to be connected to a host application.

Next Steps

Build and run a host application, see the Examples. Make sure the firmware you flashed matches the protocol of the example build configuration.