
EMC2106 EVB User Manual
Revision 1.1 (08-22-07)
SMSC EMC2106
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4 Software Description
4.1
Chip Manager Overview
The Chip Manager application (ChipMan) initially displays the main Help screen, where detailed
description of the application’s features may be found. The Help screens can be displayed at any time
by selecting Help from the menubar. ChipMan enables the user to display temperature readings, set
temperature limits and read/write configuration register values.
4.2
Temperature/Register History Graph
To open a Temperature or Register History Graph window, select the register or registers to plot in the
ChipMan application. then select Options -> Plot Register Data from the menubar. Once the graph
appears, select Control -> Start to begin plotting data. The history plot continuously updates the
register data reported by the EMC2106.
below is a typical Temperature History with the
external diode starting at room temp and then being heated using the HEATER jumper (JP10).
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Figure 4.1 EMC2106 Temperature History Graph