Evaluates: MAX77857 (WLP)
MAX77857 Evaluation Kit
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Figure 7. MAX77857 EV Kit GUI Software Configuration Tab
Installation
Visit the product webpage at
https://www.maximintegrated.com/products/MAX77857WEVKIT
and navigate to
Design
Resources
to download the latest version of the EV kit software. Save the EV kit software installation file to a temporary
folder and decompress the ZIP file. Run the .EXE installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
Windows Driver
After plugging in the MAXUSB_INTERFACE# to the PC with a Micro-USB cable for the first time, wait about 30 seconds
for Windows to automatically install the necessary drivers.
Connecting the GUI to MAXUSB_INTERFACE#
After opening the GUI, click
Device
in the upper left corner of the GUI window. Click
Connect
in the drop-down menu. If
you have multiple MAXUSB_INTERFACE# adapters or FTDI devices connected to your PC, the
Port Synchronization
menu appears (
). Select the port corresponding to the MAXUSB_INTERFACE# attached to the MAX77857 EV
kit and click
Connect
.
The
Device Synchronization
menu opens (
) once the MAX77857 IC responds (voltages on the IN and V
IO
pins
must be valid on the MAX77857 IC for it to respond). The I
2
C address shown is the MAX77857 ICs 7-bit slave address.
The address shown changes depending on the EV kit’s R
SEL
configuration. See the EV Kit Hardware
R
SEL
Configuration
Resistor
section if you wish to change the address. Click
Connect and Read
. The text at the bottom right of the GUI
window changes from “MAXUSB is Disconnected” to “MAXUSB is Connected.”