3 EVM Setup Guide
This section will provide a step-by-step guide for configuring and setting up the hardware before use. The
DRV8410EVM and DRV8411EVM share the same board design but the DRV8411AEVM is slightly different than
the other two boards. The hardware setup is the similar for the three boards unless it is specifically noted that it
only applies to one board (the EVM name will be in paranthesis at the end of the step to note that the step only
applies to that EVM).
3.1 Hardware Setup
1. The various headers have been populated with shunts on the default locations which are shown in
and
. Confirm that the shunts are placed in the same location.
2. Connect micro USB included in the EVM kit to the EVM micro USB connector (J1).
3. Connect the other end of the UCB cable to the PC where the GUI has been installed. See
GUI installation instructions.
4. Connect power supply to J4. The max power supply is limited by the max voltage specification of the device
which is 12 V. Connect positive terminal to connector labeled "VM" and negative terminal to connector
labeled "GND". Alternatively, the power supply can be connected with clip wires to the test points labeled
"VM" and "GND" located on either side of the screw connector (J4).
5. At this point, the board is alive with D1 ON and D4 (MCU) blinking.
If D4 LED is OFF or not blinking, press
on the RESET button S1 to manually reset the MCU.
6. Set the potentiometer R27 to set desired VREF voltage. The VREF test point can be probed with voltage
meter to mesure the VREF voltage. The VREF voltage sets the current regulation limit. Read the DRV8411A
data sheet for the current regulation (ITRIP) limit equation. If no current regulation is needed, set the VREF
to 3.3 V. (This step only applies for the DRV8411AEVM).
7. Now the EVM is ready to be connected to the GUI. Follow the steps in next section for instructions on GUI
installation.
3.2 GUI Installation
1. Go to
and search for
DRV841xEVM-GUI
to use the web based GUI or to download the
GUI and install locally to the computer. Note that to use the web based GUI, the TICloudAgent Bridge
browser extension is required to be installed. Special permissions from your company's firewall may be
required to install this addon. For better performance, use a Chrome based browser.
2. After clicking the link above, there is the option of using the GUI on the web browser or download the
installer to run the GUI locally. Clicking the empty space above the title "DRV841xEVM-GUI" will open the
GUI on a different tab. Hovering the mouse over the icon will display a pop-up window to download
the installer for the PC platform (Linux, Mac, or Windows). Optionally, the GUI composer runtime can be
downloaded here or during the installation of the GUI. The preferred method is to install the GUI composer
runtime during the GUI installation.
EVM Setup Guide
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