
HX3 USB 3.0 HUB REFERENCE DESIGN KIT (RDK)
CY4609 QUICK START GUIDE
Step 1: Conguring the HX3 Board
•Unpack the kit contents which includes RDK board, 5-V 4-A
AC-DC adapter and the USB 3.0 A to micro-B cable
• Ensure that the conguration mode select jumpers (J6
and J7)
are set for default operation, as shown above
Step 2: Powering the HX3
Board
• Plug the AC-DC adapter into an AC wall power receptacle.
Connect the power supply plug to the board’s DC supply
jack. The power LED (PWR) glows green to indicate that
the board is powered and the suspend status LED (SUSP)
glows amber to indicate that the hub is in suspend mode
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1
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Step 3: Connecting the HX3
Board
to a USB 3.0 PC / Laptop
•Connect the micro-B end of the USB cable to the
board’s
upstream port; connect the other end to the USB 3.0
receptacle on a PC / laptop. The SUSP LED* turns off
(on a PC / laptop running Windows 7 operating system)
Step 4: Demonstrating USB 3.0 Data Transfer
• Get a USB 3.0 certied ash drive and store a 2 GB le.
Connect the ash drive to one of the downstream ports
• Copy the 2 GB le from the ash drive to the PC / laptop
to transfer data in USB 3.0 mode
Step 5: Demonstrating Battery Charging
•Connect an Apple device or an USB battery charging
device to any of the downstream ports. The HX3 board
will charge the connected device
Note: When the Ghost Charging feature is enabled, charging
of the device stops momentarily and resumes in 1-2 seconds
Step 6: Demonstrating Ghost ChargingTM
•Disconnect the USB cable from the upstream port to detach
the board from the PC / laptop. The device connected to
the
downstream port continues to be charged using the
Ghost ChargingTM feature
Conguration
mode select
jumpers
Indicates the version of
HX3 Silicon. "C"
indicates HX3 *C Silicon
Note: Kits with HX3 *C
Silicon supports
internal ROM Boot.
Install jumpers on pins
1 and 2 of Jumpers
J6 and J7 to
boot from
Internal ROM
DC Supply
Jack (J1)
USB 3.0
port on the
PC/Laptop
USB cable
connected to
upstream port
Battery charging
through a
downstream port
USB 3.0 ash drive connected
to a downstream port
Power
LED (PWR)
J6
J7
* The behavior of the SUSP LED varies across operating systems.
For e.g, in Windows 8, the SUSP LED turns off momentarily and turns
on again when there is no further USB activity on the board
Suspend Status
LED (SUSP)
Suspend
Status
LED (SUSP)
Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1