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TI NFC Tool GUI

3 TI NFC Tool GUI
This section describes the TI NFC Tool GUI, which gives users the ability to configure the NFCLink
Standalone firmware to communicate with NFC enabled devices using different modes and protocols. This
guide describes use of version 1.8 of the TI NFC Tool. The TI NFC Tool GUI can be opened from the
Start Menu under Programs → Texas Instruments → NFC Reader-Writer Application. Alternatively, it can
be found in the file system at [Install Path]\tools\TI NFC Tool\TI NFC Tool\bin\Debug.
3.1 How to Connect
3.1.1 Auto Connect
The Auto Connect section is located at the top left of the GUI (see
drop-down menu to select the appropriate hardware platform and click the Auto Connect button. If the
selected hardware platform is connected and has the correct firmware loaded, then the connection is
successful and the status bar at the bottom left turns green:
message is displayed. If this occurs, attempt to use Manual Connect instead.
3.1.2 Manual Connect
If an error message appears using Auto Connect, manually select the COM port. To manually connect the
LaunchPad development kit to the GUI, use the COM Port drop-down menu located at the top right (see
Figure 10). It displays the COM ports available for connection. If there are multiple USB devices
connected to the PC, the
LaunchPad development kit. Select the desired COM port and click Manual Connect. If an incorrect COM
port is selected, an error message is displayed.
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NFCLink Standalone Getting Started
Figure 9. TI NFC Tool Auto Connect
Advanced COM tab can be used to determine the correct COM port for the
Figure 10. TI NFC Tool Manual Connect
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Figure 9). Use the Hardware Selection
. Otherwise, an error
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