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● TSL2521 EVM 

 

 

Software Installation 

 

 

Quick Start Guide 

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QG001002 

• v1-00 • 2020-Dec-14 

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Software Installation 

1.

 

Plug the 

ams

 flash drive into an unused USB port 

2.

 

Double-click the 

Setup.exe

 file on the flash drive, or click Start > Run and type E:setup.exe and 

press Enter. 

IMPORTANT:

 Use the appropriate drive letter in the above command to install the 

software. Flash Drive will commonly be assigned the next available drive letter for example C: 
hard drive, D: CD-ROM, E: flash drive 

3.

 

The Setup Wizard will open and guide you through the installation of the TSL2521 host 
software, (Figure 2 through Figure 8) 

4.

 

The EVM Controller board requires the installation of FTDI CDM drivers.  If these drivers are not 
installed on your machine, this setup will automatically launch the installer for the FTDI drivers. 

5.

 

At the end of the installation, click Finish to exit the setup. 

Figure 2: 
Welcome Screen 

Figure 3: 
Liability Disclaimer 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TSL2521

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide QG001002 TSL2521 TSL2521 EVM Highly Sensitive Ambient Light Sensor with Selective Flicker Detection and Fast Sampling for Use Behind OLED or Auxiliary to Camera v1 00 2020 Dec 14 ...

Page 2: ...SL2521 TSL2521 EVM Content Guide Quick Start Guide PUBLIC QG001002 v1 00 2020 Dec 14 9 2 Content Guide 1 Out of the Box 3 2 Software Installation 4 3 Connect Hardware 7 4 Start the Application 8 5 Uninstall Application 9 ...

Page 3: ...21 EVM please refer to User Guide UG001001 Each TSL2521 Evaluation Kit comes with the following components Figure 1 Evaluation Kit Contents No Item Description 1 TSL2521 Daughter Card PCB with TSL2521 sensor installed 2 EVM Controller Board Used to communicate USB to I2C 3 USB Cable A to Micro B Connects EVM controller to PC 4 Flash Drive Includes application installer and documents ...

Page 4: ...tall the software Flash Drive will commonly be assigned the next available drive letter for example C hard drive D CD ROM E flash drive 3 The Setup Wizard will open and guide you through the installation of the TSL2521 host software Figure 2 through Figure 8 4 The EVM Controller board requires the installation of FTDI CDM drivers If these drivers are not installed on your machine this setup will a...

Page 5: ...21 TSL2521 EVM Software Installation Quick Start Guide PUBLIC QG001002 v1 00 2020 Dec 14 9 5 Figure 4 Select Installation Folder Figure 5 Select Start Menu Folder Figure 6 Installation in Progress Figure 7 Information Screen ...

Page 6: ...Document Feedback TSL2521 TSL2521 EVM Software Installation Quick Start Guide PUBLIC QG001002 v1 00 2020 Dec 14 9 6 Figure 8 Installation Completed Successfully ...

Page 7: ...e micro B connector into the EVM module Using the other end of the cable plug the USB A connector into a USB port on the computer When the USB cable is connected the green LED should light on power up to indicate that power is being received via the USB interface and the controller board processor is running If the green LED does not light check the USB cable connections unplug the USB cable and t...

Page 8: ...ams menu The default installation directory depending on the device and the operating system you are using is C Program Files ams TSL2521_EVM Windows 32 bit operating systems C Program Files x86 ams TSL2521_EVM Windows 64 bit operating systems A different install path may be selected by the user during the install Figure 4 When started the TSL2521 window will open on the PC and automatically conne...

Page 9: ... For sales offices distributors and representatives go to www ams com Contact For further information and requests e mail us at ams_sales ams com Copyright ams AG Trademarks Registered All rights reserved The material herein may not be reproduced adapted merged translated stored or used without the prior written consent of the copyright owner ams AG shall not be liable to recipient or any third pa...

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