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Installing Drivers And Software

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2 Installing Drivers And Software

2.1 Installing the FTDI USB Driver

Instructions on how to install the FTDI USB driver on a Windows based computer are detailed in the

“USB_Drivers_Install_Readme.pdf” file supplied with the CD inside the USB_Driver folder.

2.2 Installing the CPG004_DRV88xx Evaluation Board Windows Application Software

The Windows application for the CPG005 based EVM’s is the same Windows Application as for the

CPG004 based EVM’s.

Copy the contents of the “WindowsApplication” folder provided within the CD, into your hard disk.

2.3 Running the Windows Application Software

To run the application, double click the CPG004_DRV88xxEVM.exe application icon found on the same

folder the application was extracted into.

3 The Windows Application

The CPG004_DRV88xxEVM Windows application is the software counterpart for the CPG004_DRV88xx

EVM. It allows the PC computer to connect to the MSP430F1612 microcontroller though an USB interface

chip. Once connection is established and commands are sent, microcontroller takes care of configuring

control signals and administering certain levels of automation, such as PWM output.

The graphical user interface (GUI) has been designed to allow for all of the DRV88xx device’s functionality

to be tested without having to intervene with the hardware, except for the proper configuration of jumpers,

when needed.

Figure 3 shows the CPG004_DRV88xxEVM.exe main screen. The application is divided into several tabs:

One for each one of the available devices. The menu contains items to configure and enable/disable the

serial port.

CPG005_DRV88xx Evaluation Modules SLVU410– April 2011

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