National Semiconductor
DAC161P997EVAL User’s Guide
2011 National Semiconductor Corporation Page 7 of 11 Rev: 0.00
“Information” Tab
Selecting PuffyDAC in the Devices menu will activate the PuffyDAC screen. This screen contains 6 tabs.
1.
Information: Shows the basic system information
2.
Registers: this tab is not activated in present release of software
3.
Scripting: Python interpreter window
4.
DAC161P997 Data: lets user send DAC output update data (DAC update data changes output
current at OUT pin of the device)
5.
DAC161P997 Config: lets user send data destined for the DAC161P997 internal configuration
registers
6.
Stimulus Config: lets user modify the operation of the SPIO4 board (stimulus board)
The following sections will present the tabs in order that lets the first time user produce output from
the DAC161P997 quickly.
First select “Stimulus Config” tab…..
