Table Of Contents - abi SENTRY Operator's Manual

I- PREFACE
1.1 How to use this manual ............................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Precautions ................................................................................................................................ 3
a) Power supply ................................................................................................................... 3
b) CE compliance ................................................................................................................. 3
c) Location .......................................................................................................................... 3
d) Environmental limits ......................................................................................................... 3
e) Mobile phones ................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Power switching ........................................................................................................................ 3
II- INTRODUCTION
2.1 What is SENTRY ......................................................................................................................... 4
a) Operating principle ........................................................................................................... 4
b) Counterfeit ICs ................................................................................................................ 4
c) SENTRY hardware operation .............................................................................................. 4
d) SENTRY software operation .............................................................................................. 5
e) PC requirements .............................................................................................................. 5
III- GETTING STARTED
3.1 Checklist ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Installation ................................................................................................................................ 6
a) Supply connection ............................................................................................................ 6
b) Input ratings ................................................................................................................... 6
c) SENTRY software installation ............................................................................................. 6
d) USB driver installation ...................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Running the software ................................................................................................................ 6
3.4 Quick start guide ....................................................................................................................... 7
a) Learning a device ............................................................................................................. 7
b) Testing a device ............................................................................................................... 7
c) Combining PinPrints .......................................................................................................... 7
IV- LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
a) Adding a device to the library ............................................................................................ 9
b) Editing a device ............................................................................................................... 9
c) Viewing a device .............................................................................................................. 9
d) Deleting a device ............................................................................................................. 9
e) Exporting a device ............................................................................................................ 9
f) Importing a device ............................................................................................................ 10
g) Importing/exporting the complete library ........................................................................... 10
V- PACKAGE MANAGEMENT
a) Adding a new package ...................................................................................................... 12
b) Tips on package editor shortcuts ....................................................................................... 13
c) Package files .................................................................................................................... 13
d) Editing a package ............................................................................................................. 13
e) Viewing a package ........................................................................................................... 13
f) Deleting a package ........................................................................................................... 14
g) Exporting a package ......................................................................................................... 14
h) Importing a package ........................................................................................................ 14
Copyright © 2012 - 2017 ABI Electronics Ltd Page 1