Texas Instruments DRV8846, User Manual

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Appendix A
SLLU203A – June 2014 – Revised March 2015
Driver Installation Instructions
1. Installing the DRV8846 Evaluation Board Application Software:
Download and install the latest version (must be v5.5 or later) of GUI Composer Runtime . Register for
a TI account if you don’t already have one. The link to GUI Composer Runtime is:
http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Category:GUI_Composer#GUI_Composer_Downloads
2. Installing the FTDI Driver:
Download the driver from the DRV8846EVM software file ( SLLC446 ), in the DRV8846EVM folder.
Unzip it and install the USB driver:
• If using Windows XP, run \USB driver\CDM v2.10.00 WHQL Certified.exe
• If using Windows 7, go to the folder \USB driver\, right-click CDM v2.10.00 WHQL Certified.exe,
select
Properties , go to the Compatibility tab, check “Run this program in compatibility mode for”,
select “Windows XP (Service Pack 2)”, OK. Then, run CDM v2.10.00 WHQL Certified.exe and click
“Yes” in the pop-up window.
3. Running the Application Software:
Go to the unzipped folder \Application\ and move the folder DRV8846EVM_GUIv1.0 into the
C:\ti\guicomposer\webapps\ directory. (Note: if you chose a non-default installation directory in Step 1,
the C:\ti\ part will be different.) When completed as desired, a shortcut can be created to
C:\ti\guicomposer\webapps\DRV8846EVM_GUIv1.0\launcher.exe by clicking and dragging the file
while holding the Alt key.
When complete, the folder C:\ti\guicomposer\webapps\DRV8846EVM_GUIv1.0 should exist with the
following files in the folder:
Name Type
.settings File folder
Images File folder
.appsettings APPSETTINGS File
app.css Cascading Style Sheets
app.html HTML Document
app.js JScript Script File
app.json JSON File
appInitScript.js JScript Script File
appProgram.out OUT File
index.html HTML Document
launcher File
launcher.exe Application
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