INA260EVM GUI Software
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SBOU180 – November 2016
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INA260EVM-PDK and Software Tutorial
4.2
Results Bar
The contents of the INA260 output registers are appropriately scaled and displayed on the
Results Bar
located at the bottom of the GUI window, as shown in
. The data displayed includes the states of
the Alert and Conversion Ready flags. Results are updated every time the output registers of the INA260
are read by clicking the
Read All Reg
button. Alternatively, data can be read continuously by enabling the
Continuously Poll Data
button on the
Graph
tool page.
Figure 18. INA260 Results Bar
4.3
Graph Tool
The
Graph
tool buffers and plots measurement data over time, similar to an oscilloscope, as shown in
. The Y-axis variable can be changed from the drop-down menu. The plot is updated by clicking
on the
Read All Reg
button or enabling the
Continuously Poll Data
button to read the output registers
continuously. Note that the output registers do not update until a new set of samples are acquired either
by clicking
Write All Reg
or with the INA260 configured in a continuous trigger mode.
NOTE:
The recommended operating mode for using the
Graph
tool is
Shunt and Bus, Continuous
.
Figure 19. Graph Tool Page
