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GUI Description
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3.2 THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
The following sections describe the items in the GUI.
3.2.1 Device Menu
The Device drop-down menu allows the user to select the device to be
evaluated. The File menu allows the user to save ("Save registers to file") the
registers of the currently selected device to a file that can then be loaded into
the GUI by using the "Load registers from file". The saved file can also be
edited by hand by opening it with a text editor.
FIGURE 3-2: FILE MENU
From the Settings menu, a new custom board can be added to be automati-
cally detected and switch to it's profile. To do this, click Settings -> Device
descriptors, and in the Descriptors window add the desired Board descriptor
and select the desired Device profile.
FIGURE 3-3: CUSTOM BOARD MENU
3.2.2 I
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C Monitor Status and Control Bar
The Status and Control bar ( Figure 3-4 ) contains the items in Table 3-1 .
FIGURE 3-4: I
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C MONITOR STATUS AND CONTROL BAR
The Monitor Status and Control Bar items are described in the following table.
TABLE 3-1: MONITOR STATUS AND CONTROL BAR
Item Description
Addr This drop down menu shows the address of the
available devices.
Connector This drop down menu shows the type of connector used
to connect the board.