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ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS & SENSING
USER GUIDE
SX8724SEVK
Evaluation Kit for SX8724S Data Acquisition System
ACS - Revision 1.0 May 2011
© Semtech Corp.
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Main Window
13.1
Menu Tool Bar
The
Menu tool bar
contains four drop down menus,
File Menu
,
Action Menu
,
Tools Menu
and
Help Menu
.
13.1.1 File Menu
Connect / Disconnect
allows the connection or disconnection of the board from the host PC. This
functionality can also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the
Window Toolbar
).
Open Config…
allows for the opening of SX8724xEVK configuration files (.cfg). This is implemented
through a standard Windows file dialog box and may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of
the
Window Toolbar
.
Save Config
allows for SX8724xEVK configuration files (.cfg) to be saved. This is implemented through a
standard Windows file dialog box. The default file name is the last saved configuration file.
Save Config as…
prompts for a new file name before saving, allowing for multiple configuration files to be
saved and may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the
Window Toolbar
.
Exit
closes the application.
13.1.2 Action Menu
Reset
resets the SX8724S configuration registers to the default values by writing the SX8724S reset
register.
Refresh
reads all SX8724S registers and updates the GUI controls.
Show registers
toggles the SX8724S Registers display window and may also be accessed through the short
cut buttons of the Window Toolbar. The register display window indicates the status of SX8724S
Figure 14. File Menu Options