
TMP116EVM Setup and Operation
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SNOU145A – June 2017 – Revised August 2017
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TMP116EVM User's Guide
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EVM Setup Tab
It is necessary to configure the TMP116 slave address as 0x48 for communication with the EVM-GUI. This
is the default slave address.
Figure 20. TMP116 Setup
Firmware
is allowed to check the firmware revision on the MSP430F5529 microcontroller by clicking the
“Read” button or update the firmware revision.
I2C Configuration
is to change the bus frequency and slave address.
Device ID
is to read device identification.
Software Reset
performs software reset on the TMP116 device by issuing a general call. After software
reset, the values displayed in the EVM software may be out of sync with the device register contents. To
sync register contents after software reset, click Read All in the Registers tab page.
Demo Mode
allows to operate the GUI without a hardware connected. In this mode, the handle is closed.
Clicking on any buttons or drop-down menu will be automatically closed the software GUI.
User Interface
polling rate refers to the time interval at which the GUI software queries the TMP116
device. It can be configured here, but it will be changed automatically when changes are made to
Conversion Cycle and Conversion Average.