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  1. Power the Intel® Edison via the power barrel connector *and/or the device mode micro-USB port.

    DC power supply plugged into power barrel connector or micro-USB cable plugged into the top micro-USB connector

  2. Connect a micro-USB cable to the UART/serial micro-USB port of the Intel® Edison expansion board, and the other end to your computer.

    Micro-USB cable being plugged into the bottom micro-USB connector

    Refer to UART/serial micro-USB cable for more detailed cable connection information.

If you see “USB Serial Port” show up in Device Manager under “Ports (COM & LPT)”, the drivers have been successfully installed.

"USB Serial Port" entry in Device Manager

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