User`s guide

Basic Controls
M1 System Management Board User’s Guide 43
Basic Controls
This section demonstrates simple on-board functions.
1. Set up the board, as indicated in “General Setup” on page 41.
2. Start the System Management software, and click the Board Status tab.
3. Click each LED, one through 12. This individually lights up the LEDs on the board. LEDs 0 to 7 are shown in
Figure 5-5. LEDs 8 to 12 are scattered around the board.
Figure 5-5. LEDs 0-7
4. Press the push buttons on the top left of the board. The result appears in the Push Buttons panel in the Board Status
tab, (Figure 5-6).
Figure 5-6. Push Buttons
5. Open and close the DIP switches. The changes appear in the Controls panel in the Board Status tab (Figure 5-7).
Figure 5-7. DIP Switches
6. Enter text into the LCD Text box in the Board Status tab. Now click the Set to button to update the on-board LCD
screen with the entered information (Figure 5-8).
Note: The LCD screen can only display 16 characters per line and errors may appear if this is exceeded.
Figure 5-8. LCD Screen
Note: Refer to “RTC Control” on page 45 for more information about the real-time clock.