Software
Figure 10. COM Selection Window
Figure 11. COM Selection Window Options
Once the correct COM port is selected, the GUI attempts to find, communicate with, and auto-address all
bq76PL455EVMs connected to the selected COM port. Once this process is complete, a prompt to
acknowledge the number of bq76PL455EVMs is displayed. An example of this pop-up window for a
system in which four bq76PL455EVMs are connected to the PC is seen in
.
Figure 12. Auto-Addressing
Once the number of bq76PL455EVMs found is acknowledged, the GUI comes up in its default state with
the
Setup
tab displayed, as seen in
. No polling data is read from the passive balancing module
until commands are sent to initialize and begin measurements. The default display shows the settings for
Board 0, the lowest bq76PL455EVM in the stack. The board address is seen (and selected) using the
Board Address
pull-down menu near the top center of the
Setup
tab screen.
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bq76PL455EVM and GUI User Guide
SLUUBA7A – April 2015 – Revised July 2015
Copyright © 2015, Texas Instruments Incorporated
