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DRV8873xEVM User’s Guide
User's Guide
SLVUB68A – October 2017 – Revised August 2018
DRV8873xEVM User’s Guide
This document is provided with the DRV8873xEVM customer evaluation module (EVM) as a supplement
to the
DRV8873-Q1 Automotive H-Bridge Motor Driver data sheet . This user's guide details the hardware
implementation of the EVM and how to install the software packages.
Contents
1 Introduction
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1.1 Overview
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1.2 Purpose and Scope
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2 Hardware and Software Overview
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2.1 Hardware Connections Overview
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2.2 Connection Details
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2.3 LED Lights and Switch Functions
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2.4 Optional EVM heatsink and circuitry
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2.5 Additional circuitry placed on the Hardware version
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3 GUI Application
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3.1 Installation
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4 GUI Operation
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4.1 Hardware Setup
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4.2 Launching the DRV8873xEVM GUI
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List of Figures
1 DRV8873S-Q1EVM shown (Actual Board May differ)
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2 EVM Connections (Actual Board May Differ)
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3 Mode and Slew Rate Selection Circuitry of Hardware variation
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4 User Account Control
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5 Setup DRV8873x Window
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6 License Agreement
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7 Accepted License Agreement
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8 Installation Directory
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9 Ready to Install
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10 Desktop Icons
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11 Installation Progress
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12 Installation Complete
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13 Example of DRV8873x GUI Open
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