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3.2
UCD9080 GUI Main Window
System Status
STATUS register
Statistics
Communication
Statistics (GUI only)
Rail Status
RAILSTATUS
and RAIL registers
Update Parameters and Sequence
Updates device configuration
parameters and sequences
Detect I C address
0x60 - 0x6F
2
Sequence
RESET register
Error Log
ERROR registers
GUI Overview
The GUI main window helps you monitor the EVM sequencer status and configure the EVM sequencer
through the
File
and
View
menus.
Figure 3. GUI Main Window
The UCD9080 EVM main window GUI has these areas:
•
System Status
—parameters including I2C Error, Rail Error, and Error Logs in Flash indication. Red
box fill indicates an error.
•
Error Log
—contains error messages that inform the user about the operation of the sequencer.
•
Rail Status
—information including monitored voltage (scaled to user-entered divider ratios) and rail
error status.
•
Statistics
—I2C communication statistics.
•
Update Parameters and Sequence button
—Updates buffer-stored GUI information to device user
flash memory and initiates a device sequence. This process takes a couple seconds, and then the
sequencer is able to be monitored again.
•
Sequence button
—causes the system sequence.
•
Menu bar
— selects File and View menu items
The
File
menu includes these commands:
•
Load Configuration
—loads a previously saved parameter (*.par) file.
•
Save Configuration
—saves the current GUI configuration to a user parameter file.
•
Save I2C Transactions
—generates an ASCII text file containing configuration-specific I
2
C
transactions (to be used by a master host to configure the UCD9080).
•
Auto-Refresh
—refresh the window contents periodically, if selected. If you want to refresh the window
contents manually, click the Refresh button (not available when auto-refresh is enabled).
•
Discover
—discover the slave (EVM as jumper-configured) I
2
C address (displayed at the bottom of the
form).
•
Exit
—stop the GUI application
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UCD9080 Power Supply Sequencer and Monitor Evaluation Module
SLVU184A – March 2007 – Revised February 2008
