Analog Devices LINEAR DC2672A-A Demo Manual page 6

DEMO MANUAL DC2672A-A
QUICK START PROCEDURE
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,
LTM4664, LTC3880, LTC3882, LTC3883 and LTC3884.
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
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to program or tweak the power management scheme in
a system, or to diagnose power issues when bringing up
rails. LTpowerPlay utilizes the DC1613A USB-to-SMBus
controller to communicate with one of many potential tar-
gets, including LTM4675, LTM4676, LTM4677, LTM4678,
LTM4680, LTM4700, LTM4664, LTC3880, LTC3882,
LTC3883 and LTC3884'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.
software can be downloaded
To access technical support documents for LTC Digital
Power Products visit the LTpowerPlay Help menu. Online
help also available through the LTpowerPlay.
Figure 12. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
The LTpowerPlay
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