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The
Read Refresh
option enables the program to read the
device status periodically. The refresh time is programmable
in the
Refresh Rate
window from 100 ms to 5 sec. The registers
read during the refresh are MFDVID (Address 0x00), MDCR
(Address 0x01), CCFG (Address 0x1B), CCFG2 (Address
0x1C), PH1LEVL (Address 0x21), PH1LEVH (Address 0x22),
PH2LEVL (Address 0x23), and PH2LEVH (Address 0x24),
providing a real-time indication of the device functionality.
When the blue
Access
indicator lights up, it indicates that the
refresh operation is taking place.
The
Smart Update
option enables the program to automatically
write an ADP8860 register when a value has been changed, which
avoids selecting the
Write Registers
button every time a value
is changed. The
Smart Update
option must be unchecked if the
user wants to control the writing operations.
LOAD/SAVE REGISTERS CONFIGURATION
The software program allows saving a specific registers confi-
guration and loading it back in the
Register Controls and
Registers MAP
window (see Figure 14). The
Save Config
button opens the file utility. Here, it is possible to specify a
directory and filename to save. The default extension is
*.dat
and it is suggested to maintain this convention. If the file does
not exist, it is created. If the file already exists, it is overwritten.
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Figure 26. Save Configuration
The
Load Config
button opens the file utility where it is possible
to specify a directory and filename to load. The default exten-
sion is
*.dat
. Opting to cancel the operation prompts an error
message. Press
Continue
to abort the operation (see Figure 27).
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Figure 27. Load/Save Error Message
ADDITIONAL COMMANDS
The
INFO
button provides information regarding the software
revision number and other release notes (see Figure 25).
The
EXIT
button stops the program but leaves the window active
(see Figure 25). To terminate the program completely, select the
X
button on the top right of the application window.
Online help is available by clicking
CTRL
+
H
. Hovering the
mouse over a control or indicator displays information related
to it in the context help window.
HISTORY
Whenever issuing a command (both read and write), it is
recorded in the
History
dialog box shown in Figure 28.
To display the
History
dialog box, click the
HISTORY
menu in
the main software dialog box (see Figure 15) or the Windows®
History
tab on the bottom. To clear the history, click
Clear
History
.
The window content can be copied and pasted into a text editor
and then saved for future evaluation purposes.
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Figure 28. History
