Installation; Windows Driver - Analog Devices MAX77857 Manual

Evaluates: MAX77857 (WLP) MAX77857 Evaluation Kit
Figure 7. MAX77857 EV Kit GUI Software Configuration Tab

Installation

Visit the product webpage at https://www.maximintegrated.com/products/MAX77857WEVKIT and navigate to Design
Resources to download the latest version of the EV kit software. Save the EV kit software installation file to a temporary
folder and decompress the ZIP file. Run the .EXE installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.

Windows Driver

After plugging in the MAXUSB_INTERFACE# to the PC with a Micro-USB cable for the first time, wait about 30 seconds
for Windows to automatically install the necessary drivers.
Connecting the GUI to MAXUSB_INTERFACE#
After opening the GUI, click Device in the upper left corner of the GUI window. Click Connect in the drop-down menu. If
you have multiple MAXUSB_INTERFACE# adapters or FTDI devices connected to your PC, the Port Synchronization
menu appears (Figure 8). Select the port corresponding to the MAXUSB_INTERFACE# attached to the MAX77857 EV
kit and click Connect.
The Device Synchronization menu opens (Figure 9) once the MAX77857 IC responds (voltages on the IN and V pins
IO
2
must be valid on the MAX77857 IC for it to respond). The I C address shown is the MAX77857 ICs 7-bit slave address.
The address shown changes depending on the EV kit's R
configuration. See the EV Kit Hardware R Configuration
SEL
SEL
Resistor section if you wish to change the address. Click Connect and Read. The text at the bottom right of the GUI
window changes from "MAXUSB is Disconnected" to "MAXUSB is Connected."
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