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DLPU028C – October 2014 – Revised November 2016
Copyright © 2014–2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Operating the DLP LightCrafter 6500 and 9000
3.2
PC Software
Upon execution of the DLP LightCrafter 6500 & 9000 GUI application, the panel shown in
is
displayed. The GUI panel contains the following three sections:
•
System common controls and status on the left.
•
System feature controls buttons on the top.
•
Feature control panels in the center.
In any of the GUI sections, clicking a Get button reads the current settings of that particular subsection.
Clicking the Set button programs the settings into the respective subsection. Please note that some
commands may require additional steps before the GUI display is updated.
Figure 3-1. DLP LightCrafter 6500/9000 GUI
3.3
System Common Controls
The DLP 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, the
Connected
radio-button changes to
green
. If the USB cable is disconnected,
the
Connected
radio-button changes to
red
. Once the
Connected
radio-button shows
green
, the firmware
Version
and the
Tag
name are displayed.
The
Virtual Connection
option is useful when there is no connection to the EVM. When the
Virtual
Connection
is checked, all commands continue to operate as if there was a connection to the EVM except
for firmware uploads and updating the Look Up Table (LUT).
3.3.1 Operating Mode
Within the
System Controls
group box, the GUI will update the state of the EVM to indicate it is in
Normal
Operation
or
Standby Mode
. The user may command the EVM into
Standby Mode
if the EVM will not be
used or the
Normal Operation
can be selected to command the EVM to wake up. The user may click the
Reset
button to command the EVM to perform a software reset.