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Operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000
Figure 3-10. DMD Block Load Pattern Sequence
Page 1: ...DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 Evaluation Module EVM User s Guide User s Guide Literature Number DLPU028C October 2014 Revised November 2016...
Page 2: ...2 1 Power up the DLP LightCrafter 6500 or 9000 22 2 2 Creating A Simple Pattern Sequence 22 3 Operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 25 3 1 DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 Control Software 25 3 2...
Page 3: ...s 4 2 Output Trigger Connectors 52 4 3 DLPC900 UART 53 4 4 DLPC900 I2 C Port 0 53 4 5 DLPC900 I2 C Port 1 53 4 6 DLPC900 I2 C Port 2 54 4 7 JTAG Boundary Scan 54 4 8 GPIO and PWM 54 4 9 Power 55 5 Pow...
Page 4: ...LightCrafter 9000 Connectors Top View 17 1 8 DLP LightCrafter 9000 Trigger Voltage Level Selectors 20 1 9 Flex Cable Diagram 21 2 1 Pattern Mode Panel 23 2 2 Simple Three Pattern Sequence 24 3 1 DLP L...
Page 5: ...of Tables 3 1 Resolution and Frame Rate Support 30 4 1 Trigger Input Connector Pins 52 4 2 Trigger Output Connector Pins 52 4 3 UART Connector Pins 53 4 4 I2 C Port 0 Connector Pins 53 4 5 I2 C Port...
Page 6: ...y implementation of the next generation DLP reference designs to enable faster development cycles requiring higher resolution for video and intelligent pattern display applications This guide is an in...
Page 7: ...Documentation from Texas Instruments DLPC900 Data Sheet DLPC900 Digital Controller for Advanced Light Control DLPS037 DLP9000FLS Data Sheet DLP9000 Family of 0 9 WQXGA Type A DMDs DLPS036 DLP6500FLQ...
Page 8: ...TI s DLP6500 and DLP9000 platforms This technology brings together a set of components providing an efficient and compelling system solution for Structured light applications 3D modeling and design F...
Page 9: ...DLPU028C October 2014 Revised November 2016 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2014 2016 Texas Instruments Incorporated DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 Module Overview 1 2 What is in the DLP Light...
Page 10: ...AT PWRGOOD OCLKA UART0 GPIO PWM POSENSE SCL1 SDA1 RGB SYNCS PCLK BOOTHOLDZ USB_N USB_P SCL2 SDA2 SCL0 SDA0 MOSC_P CSZ_0 CSZ_1 CSZ_2 12VDC EVM Boards www ti com 10 DLPU028C October 2014 Revised Novembe...
Page 11: ...B SYNCS PCLK BOOTHOLDZ USB_N USB_P SCL2 SDA2 SCL0 SDA0 MOSC_P CSZ_0 CSZ_1 CSZ_2 DLPC900 Slave FPGA RGB SYNCS PCLK D9 D8 FAULT_STATUS HEARTBEAT DMD Connector J19 FLEX UART J17 UART0 BOOTHOLDZ Slave Res...
Page 12: ...d Display Port Video Input 1 4 Other Items Needed for Operation The DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 EVMs are flexible ready to use evaluation modules EVM However the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 EVMs...
Page 13: ...6500 Connectors Top View SW1 Reset switch When pressed resets the controller J1 HDMI Connector Default primary video input after power is applied to the EVM J2 DisplayPort Connector Secondary video i...
Page 14: ...D NOTE The silk screen labels J14 and J15 are swapped on one board lot Labels for I2C_2 and I2C_1 on the boards are correct I2C_1 is J14 and I2C_2 is J15 J16 DMD flex connector DMD flex connector for...
Page 15: ...available as an INIT_DONE signal output simply by adding the GPIO configuration into a default batch file that is executed at power up A 10 k pull down resistor must be connected to the GPIO that will...
Page 16: ...outputs to control external devices While trigger output 1 going high indicates the start of the exposure time of the pattern and going low indicates the stop trigger output 2 marks the beginning of...
Page 17: ...Top View SW1 Reset switch When pressed resets the controller J1 HDMI Connector Default primary video input after power is applied to the EVM J2 DisplayPort Connector Secondary video input J3 HDMI EDI...
Page 18: ...SDA Pin 3 is 3 3 V Pin 4 is GND J16 I2 C Port 2 connector Connector on bottom side of EVM Pin 1 is SCL Pin 2 is SDA Pin 3 is 3 3 V Pin 4 is GND J17 Slave DLPC900 UART header Supports only output debug...
Page 19: ...ates the FPGA configured without errors after power is applied D6 Master DLPC900 Red fault status LED When lit indicates a fault has occurred in the controller D7 Master DLPC900 Green Heartbeat LED Wh...
Page 20: ...ide the necessary current when all three LED enables are simultaneous turned on Doing so can cause a drop in the 12 V supply to the EVM regulator circuitry and reset the controller 1 6 2 DLP LightCraf...
Page 21: ...s connecting the DMD circuit board to the DLPC900 controller circuit board Stressing the flex cable can be caused by Bending the cable outside the area identified in Figure 1 9 within 20 3 mm of conn...
Page 22: ...P LightCrafter 6500 or 9000 GUI software version 2 0 or newer operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 or 9000 EVM with GUI version 1 1 or version 1 0 will render the EVM inoperable 2 2 Creating A Simple P...
Page 23: ...he color 5 Select the third pattern and choose a bit depth of 1 Set exposure to 200000 s dark time to 100000 s and select Blue for the color Figure 2 2 shows the pattern sequence 6 Select the Repeat r...
Page 24: ...mple Pattern Sequence www ti com 24 DLPU028C October 2014 Revised November 2016 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2014 2016 Texas Instruments Incorporated Quick Start Figure 2 2 Simple Three Pat...
Page 25: ...interface framework with open source and commercial licenses To install the QT GUI download and execute the DLPC900REFSW Windows Installer and then start the DLP LightCrafter 6500 9000 GUI application...
Page 26: ...LightCrafter 6500 9000 GUI communicates with the DLPC900 using USB 1 1 The DLPC900 enumerates as a USB device with HID Support The PC polls all the HID peripherals and once the PC detects the DLPC900...
Page 27: ...s indicates the stated text has occurred Any boxes that state an error and remain checked must be corrected before continuing to operate the EVM The following is a description of each status indicator...
Page 28: ...eparing a pattern sequence and the timing of reading the status The user may need to perform additional reads of the status to get a correct state of this indicator If the box continues to be checked...
Page 29: ...ol them The LED current regulates the brightness of the LEDs Setting the Invert PWM causes the LED urrents to have an opposite effect on the LEDs as the current is changed Note the DLP LightCrafter 65...
Page 30: ...s were chosen during board design it may be necessary to select the appropriately signals so that the DLPC900 can properly detect the incoming video source If incorrect settings are chosen the curtain...
Page 31: ...1 Pre Stored Pattern Mode In this mode the patterns are pre stored in flash memory and loaded into the internal memory of the DLPC900 by the firmware The pattern sequences and images must first be de...
Page 32: ...n The Fly Mode is the easiest and quickest way to create a pattern sequence Follow these steps to create a simple pattern sequence using three images 1 Make sure the EVM is powered up and operating co...
Page 33: ...33 DLPU028C October 2014 Revised November 2016 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2014 2016 Texas Instruments Incorporated Operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 Figure 3 6 Add From List Fi...
Page 34: ...d choose a bit depth of 1 Set exposure to 200000 s and set dark time to 100000 s and select Blue as the color Figure 3 8 shows the pattern sequence The Zoom bar can be used to zoom in and out This is...
Page 35: ...unning 2 Click the Batch Files button at the top of the GUI 3 Check the box to Enable Command Logging 4 Click the Clear All button to clear any content in the panel 5 Click the Load Batch File button...
Page 36: ...the correct resolution and frame rate See Table 3 1 for video support 4 Select Video Pattern Mode from the Operating Mode group box and then click the Pattern Design button so that the large black pan...
Page 37: ...tern Modes 37 DLPU028C October 2014 Revised November 2016 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2014 2016 Texas Instruments Incorporated Operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 Figure 3 9 Video...
Page 38: ...o select the correct file for the EVM being used 4 The pattern design should look similar to Figure 3 10 5 Select the Pattern Settings button 6 Within the DMD Active Blocks select 6 for the Start Bloc...
Page 39: ...des 39 DLPU028C October 2014 Revised November 2016 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2014 2016 Texas Instruments Incorporated Operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000 Figure 3 10 DMD Block L...
Page 40: ...ttern speeds through illumination modulation Illumination modulation occurs with 8 bit patterns at rates faster than 1031Hz by modulating the light source to shorten the shortest bits therefore increa...
Page 41: ...Execute Batch File The DLPC900 firmware has the option to store batch files within the firmware These batch files contain commands that are executed to perform some sequence of settings without the us...
Page 42: ...e System Settings button at the top of the GUI 8 Click the Get button within the Image Orientation group box 9 Check the North South checkbox and click the Set button within the group box The image or...
Page 43: ...DLPC900 Programmer s Guide for the list of command descriptors supported by the DLPC900 When adding a command descriptor to the file a colon must be between the descriptor and the parameters Use a spa...
Page 44: ...he file 8 Click the Firmware button at the top of the GUI 9 Click the Browse button and select the firmware file s for the EVM being used NOTE When updating firmware for the DLP LightCrafter 9000 the...
Page 45: ...e LEDs then a command can be sent to the LED driver using this interface When using the I2 C interfaces first configure the I2 C port using the commands within the I2C Settings and then perform data t...
Page 46: ...efault batch file is needed then see the Batch File section in this guide The DLPC900 can also be controlled over the I2 C interface on I2 C port 0 The default DLPC900 slave address is 0x34 This addre...
Page 47: ...d the pattern sequence is started the sequence of images will be 0 1 2 3 rather than 2 3 4 5 First begin by examining the images that are currently in the firmware 1 Apply power to the EVM and allow d...
Page 48: ...images directory Be sure to select the correct file for the EVM being used This file adds 72 images to the Pattern Design panel 4 Click the Select All Patterns button from Menu bar to select all the i...
Page 49: ...Change the image index and bit position as seen in Figure 3 17 See the DLPC900 Programmer s Guide DLPU018 for details of the Pattern LUT Definition and Configuration commands 17 Figure 3 17 shows the...
Page 50: ...firmware image using this method may take a long time It is suggested to program only the bootloader using this method and then use the DLP LightCrafter 6500 9000 GUI with a USB connection to upload...
Page 51: ...tool button The tool should detect the DLPC900 in JTAG chain If two DLPC900 are shown then click on one of the DLPC900 to select it On the EVM you will notice the Red Green LEDs light up to confirm wh...
Page 52: ...r WM2023 ND Table 4 1 Trigger Input Connector Pins Description Pin Supply Range Trigger In 1 Supply 1 External or internal 1 8 V and 3 3 V Trigger In 1 2 Ground 3 Ground Trigger In 2 Supply 4 External...
Page 53: ...mber WM1722 ND The corresponding terminal crimp part numbers are Molex part number 50079 8100 Digi Key part number WM2023 ND Table 4 4 I2 C Port 0 Connector Pins Description Pin Supply Range I2 C SCL...
Page 54: ...ply Range I2 C SCL 1 3 3 V I2 C SDA 2 3 3 V I3 3 V supply 3 3 3 V Ground 4 0 V 4 7 JTAG Boundary Scan The JTAG Boundary connector J10 on the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and J11 on the DLP LightCrafter 9000...
Page 55: ...3 3 V GPIO_5 6 3 3 V GPIO_2 or PWM_2 7 3 3 V GPIO_6 8 3 3 V GPIO_3 or PWM_3 9 3 3 V GPIO_7 10 3 3 V GPIO_8 11 3 3 V Ground 12 Ground Ground 13 Ground Ground 14 Ground 4 9 Power The power socket J17 o...
Page 56: ...l power supply requirements are Nominal voltage 12 V DC 5 10 Minimum current 0 A Maximum Current 7 A DC connector size Inner diameter 2 5 mm Outer diameter 5 5 mm Shaft 9 5 mm female center positive E...
Page 57: ...00 and DLP LightCrafter 9000 EVM Flex Cable 21 Clarified J7 LCr 6500 and J8 LCr 9000 connection 22 Changed figure DLP LightCrafter 6500 9000 GUI 26 Added for display applications and is not recommende...
Page 58: ...escription 35 Added note to use GUI version 2 0 or later 44 Clarified instructions for selecting firmware files on DLP LightCrafter 9000 44 Added description of 24 bit composite images 46 Added note a...
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