Software GUI description
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Software GUI description
5.1 Introduction
The software GUI is a demonstration tool that allows to program and set up the GP power
line modules and test all the embedded features.
The GUI is composed of several tabs, each one grouping different functions. A log window
is present at the bottom of the GUI and is common to all tabs. Each operation performed by
the user, by the modules and each error are logged in this window. The decimal view check
box allows swapping of the data display from hexadecimal to decimal mode. Independent of
the visualization, each item of data can be inserted by the user in decimal or hexadecimal
mode (starting the latter with the token 0x).
5.2 Configuration
tab
This tab (
) is dedicated to the module configuration. As soon as the GUI is started
(and the COM port selected as described in the Hardware Installation paragraph), press the
CONNECT button. The module enters the programming mode, the orange LED flashes
twice and stay switched on. In the GUI the orange message “Programming Mode” flashes at
the bottom of the window.
In this tab there are several configuration panels, described hereafter.
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Dongle Parameters
In the dongle parameters panel it is possible to assign an address to the device. The
configuration is able to group certain modules with other and form a sub network (group)
independent from other groups, sharing the same power line. If the grouping feature is used,
select the grouping box in the working mode box, and assign the same group number to
each module belonging to the same sub network. If the grouping feature is not used, the
group fields are considered as the highest part of a 6 bytes address.
The address field is a 4 bytes address of the module if the grouping is used, otherwise is the
lowest 4 byte part of a 6 bytes address if the grouping is not used.
