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2.2InstallingtheDRV8811EvaluationBoardWindowsApplicationSoftware
2.3RunningtheWindowsApplicationSoftware
3WindowsApplication
WindowsApplication
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TheincludedCDcontainsafoldertitled“WindowsApplication”.Itisrecommendedforthecontentsofthis
foldertobecopiedtoanydesiredfolderonthecomputer.ThereasonforthisistheSettings.inifilewillbe
writtenuponsoftwareexit.ThisactioncannottakeplaceiftheapplicationisrunwithintheCD
environment.
Toruntheapplication,doubleclicktheDRV8811_RD_EVM_R1p0.exeapplicationiconfoundinthesame
foldertheapplicationwasextractedinto.
TheDRV8811WindowsApplicationisthesoftwarecounterpartfortheDRV8811EVM.Itisinchargeof
connectingtotheMSP430microcontrollerviaaUSBconnectionwhichinturnselectstheproperlogic
statefortheDRV8811controlsignals.
Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)hasbeendesignedtoallowforalloftheDRV8811device’s
functionalitytobetestedwithouthavingtointervenewiththehardware,exceptfortheproperconfiguration
ofjumperswhenneeded.
Figure3showstheDRV8811_RD_EVM_R1p0.exemainscreen.Itcontainsmenuitemstoconfigureand
enable/disabletheserialport,frameswithGPIOcontrolfortheDRV8811controlsignals,steppermotor
controlforstart/stopandspeed,andcurrent/decaycontrolthroughtheMSP430DACs.
Figure3.DRV8811_RD_EVM_R1p0.exeMainScreen
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