Datasheet

Software Description
 2014 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002282A-page 19
3.3.1.7 “PEC” (PACKET ERROR CHECK) FIELD
This field is used for SMBus only and will enable/disable the error checking for SMBus
packets.
3.3.1.8 “DELAY” FIELD
This field is used to insert the delay period after the message has been sent. To enable
the delay, press the Send All button.
3.3.1.9 “SEND” FIELD
When pressing the Send button on the selected field, the command will be transmitted
from the corresponding line to the slave.
3.3.1.10 BUTTONS
The buttons in the Commands panel and their descriptions are listed in Table 3-1.
3.3.1.11 ADDING AND DELETING COMMAND ROWS
New lines are added automatically at the end of the list when the last line is being
edited.
To manually insert an empty row in a specific location, right click on a command row
and select “Insert Row Above” or “Insert Row Below” from the context menu.
The right click context menu also allows deleting a specific line or the entire commands
table.
FIGURE 3-3: ADDING AND DELETING COMMAND ROWS
Deleting can also be done by selecting the line and pressing the <Delete> key on the
keyboard.
TABLE 3-1: COMMANDS PANEL BUTTONS
Button Description
Save This button allows saving all the commands present in the Commands list. The
default file format is .csv but .txt files are also supported.
Import This button allows importing a previously saved command list. The imported
commands will be added after any existing commands.
Save Log This button allows saving the contents of the Received/Sent Data field to a .txt file.
Clear Output Window This button allows erasing the contents of the Received/Sent Data field. This window
can also be cleared by right clicking in the “Received/Sent Data” area and selecting
Clear Output Window.
Send All This button allows sending all the enabled (“on” checkbox enabled) commands to the
slave. If configured, delays will be inserted between consecutive commands.