AS5X40 Demoboard OPERATIONAL MANUAL
Revision 1.0, 29-Jan-2009 www.austriamicrosystems.com
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AS5000 Programmer GUI software
4.1
Installing the GUI on the PC
The preliminary software is developed for a Microsoft Windows XP operating system with Service Pack 2. In addition
the dotnet (.NET) framework version 2.0 or more must be installed on the PC. This package can be downloaded free of
charge from the Microsoft webpage:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en
Following Procedure is recommended before starting the GUI:
1.
check on your PC if Service Pack 2 is installed
2.
install the mentioned .NET package to your computer
3.
execute setup.exe
4.
Finally start the GUI using the shortcut in the start menu or desktop.
4.2
The Home tab
Figure 4 shows the main window of the GUI. On the top left corner, board information’s as firmware (FW) version and
demoboard name declaration can be found.
By default the GUI is in the auto detection mode. Any connected austriamicrosystems demoboard and programming tool will
be automatically detected and displayed in the right top corner. The GUI is divided into three main sections HOME, SSI and
OTP.
Figure 4: AS5000 GUI detected the AS5040 Demoboard
Device selection list:
Change the encoder type if a different encoder type is
connected externally on J6 and SW1 on left position
