ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS & SENSING
Rev 0.9 – September 2010
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User’s Guide
SX8634/35/44/45 Evaluation Kit
Table of Contents
1
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 6
2
Getting Started......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1
Kit Contents ............................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2
Installation/Quick Start ............................................................................................................................... 9
2.3
GUI tooltips and Help ............................................................................................................................... 12
3
Hardware Description ............................................................................................................................ 13
3.1
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1.1
USB Connector (#1).................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1.2
VREG (#2) ................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.1.3
EEPROM (#3)........................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.4
ON/OFF switch (#4) .................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1.5
Test Switch (#5)........................................................................................................................................ 14
3.1.6
Power Indication LED (#6) ........................................................................................................................ 14
3.1.7
FT2232D (#7) ........................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.8
Stand-alone Jumpers (#8)......................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.9
Header (#9) .............................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1.10
SX8634, SX8635, SX8644, SX8645 (#10) ............................................................................................ 15
3.1.11
LEDs on GPIO[7..0] (#11) ..................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.12
Touch Sensors (#12) ............................................................................................................................ 15
3.2
Default EVK hardware settings................................................................................................................. 15
4
Guided Tour of the GUI/EVK.................................................................................................................. 16
4.1
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2
Active/Doze/Sleep Mode/Wake-up ........................................................................................................... 16
4.3
LED fading on GPO pins .......................................................................................................................... 16
4.4
LED mapping on GPO pins ...................................................................................................................... 18
4.5
Sensors for buttons, slider or wheel ......................................................................................................... 18
4.6
Monitor mode........................................................................................................................................... 20
4.7
Sensitivity ................................................................................................................................................ 22
5
GUI Description...................................................................................................................................... 24
5.1
GUI Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2
File Menu................................................................................................................................................. 25
5.2.1
Connect/Disconnect.................................................................................................................................. 25
5.2.2
Open SPM ................................................................................................................................................ 25
5.2.3
Save SPM ................................................................................................................................................ 26
5.2.4
Save SPM As ........................................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.5
Exit ........................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3
Action Menu............................................................................................................................................. 26
5.3.1
Refresh..................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3.2
Compensate offset.................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3.3
Operating mode ........................................................................................................................................ 27
5.3.4
NVM burn ................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.4
Help Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 28
5.4.1
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 28
5.4.2
Help.......................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.4.3
User’s Guide............................................................................................................................................. 28
5.4.4
About SX863x/4x Evaluation Kit................................................................................................................ 28
5.5
Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.6
Statusbar ................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.7
Sensor Status .......................................................................................................................................... 31
5.8
GUI tabs .................................................................................................................................................. 34
5.8.1
General tab............................................................................................................................................... 34
5.8.2
Cap Sensors tab ....................................................................................................................................... 35
5.8.3
Buttons tab ............................................................................................................................................... 39
