Linear Technology DC1962C, Демонстрационное руководство

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DEMO MANUAL DC1962C
ltpowerplay Gui software
LTpowerPlay is a powerful Windows-based development environment that supports Linear Technology power system
management ICs with EEPROM, including the LTC2974 and LTC2977 4-channel and 8-channel PMBus power system
managers, and the LTC3880 dual output PolyPhase step-down DC/DC controller with digital power system manage-
ment. The software supports a variety of different tasks. You can use LTpowerPlay to evaluate Linear Technology ICs
by connecting to a demo board system. LTpowerPlay can also be used in an offline mode (with no hardware present)
in order to build a multi-chip configuration file that can be saved and re-loaded at a later time. LTpowerPlay provides
unprecedented system level diagnostic and debug features. It becomes a valuable diagnostic tool during board bring-up
to program or tweak the power management scheme in a system or to diagnose power issues when bringing up rails.
LTpowerPlay utilizes the DC1613 I
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C/SMBus/PMBus Controller to communicate with one of many potential targets,
including the DC1962C demo system or a customer board. The software also provides an automatic update feature
to keep the software current with the latest set of device drivers and documentation. The LTpowerPlay software can
be downloaded from:
http://www.linear.com/ltpowerplay
Figure 1. Screenshot of the LTpowerPlay GUI