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LTpowerPlay SOFTWARE GUI
LTpowerPlay is a powerful Windows based development
environment that supports Linear Technology power sys-
tem management ICs and μModules. The software sup-
ports a variety of different tasks. You can use LTpowerPlay
to evaluate Linear Technology ICs by connecting to a
demo board system. LTpowerPlay can also be used in an
offline mode (with no hardware present) in order to build a
multichip configuration file that can be saved and reloaded
at a later time. LTpowerPlay provides unprecedented diag-
nostic and debug features. It becomes a valuable diagnos-
tic tool during board bring-up to program or tweak the
power management scheme in a system, or to diagnose
power issues when bringing up rails. LTpowerPlay utilizes
the DC1613A USB-to-SMBus controller to communicate
with one of many potential demo system, or a customer
board. The software also provides an automatic update
feature to keep the software current with the latest set
of device drivers and documentation. The LTpowerPlay
software can be downloaded from:
To access technical support documents for LTC Digital
Power Products visit the LTpowerPlay Help menu. Online
help also available through the LTpowerPlay.
Figure 6. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
