Analog Devices DC2881A-A Manual page 9

LTpowerPlay SOFTWARE GUI
LTpowerPlay is a powerful Windows based development
environment that supports Analog Devices power sys-
tem management ICs and µModules, including LTM4675,
LTM4676, LTM4677, LTM4678, LTM4680, LTM4700,
LTC3880, LTC3882, LTC3883, LTC3884 and LTC3888-1.
The software supports a variety of different tasks. You
can use LTpowerPlay to evaluate Analog Devices ICs by
connecting to a demo board system. LTpowerPlay can
also be used in an offline mode (with no hardware pres-
ent) in order to build a multichip configuration file that
can be saved and reloaded at a later time. LTpowerPlay
provides unprecedented diagnostic and debug features.
It becomes a valuable diagnostic tool during board bring-
up to program or tweak the power management scheme
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in a system, or to diagnose power issues when bringing
up rails. LTpowerPlay utilizes the DC1613A USB-to-I
SMBus/PMBus controller to communicate with one of
many potential targets, including LTM4675, LTM4676,
LTM4677, LTM4678, LTM4680, LTM4700, LTC3880,
LTC3882, LTC3883, LTC3884 and LTC3888-1's demo
system, or a customer board. The software also provides
an automatic update feature to keep the software current
with the latest set of device drivers and documentation.
The LTpowerPlay software can be downloaded from here.
To access technical support documents for ADI's
Digital Power System Management Products, visit the
LTpowerPlay Help menu.
Figure 14. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
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