Quick Start Procedure; Software Tools - Linear Technology DC1427A Quick Start Manual

QUICK START GUIDE FOR DEMONSTRATION CIRCUIT DC1427A

QUICK START PROCEDURE

For proper equipment setup, follow the procedure
below:
1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . Do NOT plug in DC1427A before running the
installation program.
2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . Download the LT Powerplay installation pro-
gram
http://www.linear.com/software/.
3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . Run the LT Powerplay installation program and
follow the on-screen instructions.
N O T E : The LT Powerplay demo software requires
N O T E : a PC that is running Windows XP (or later), and N O T E : N O T E :
has an available USB port.

SOFTWARE TOOLS

SOFTWARE TOOLS SOFTWARE TOOLS SOFTWARE TOOLS
The LT Powerplay Demo software includes tools
for automatic software updates and for quickly re-
trieving relevant documentation from the World
Wide Web.
N O T E : Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view
N O T E : N O T E : the N O T E : documents
http://www.adobe.com.
To use the tools: To use the tools:
To use the tools: To use the tools:
•Quit the demonstration circuit software or dis-
connect the USB cable so that The main control
panel appears:
and is available
I2C/SMBUS/PMBUS CONTROLLER
4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . Connect the demonstration circuit to be evalu-
ated to DCDC1427A using the supplied 14-
conductor ribbon cable. The demo software de-
tects the circuit and starts the appropriate con-
trol screen.
Each demonstration board also comes with a
from
Quick Start guide similar to this one. For usage
details relevant to a particular circuit refer to its
Quick Start Guide. Additional information and
documentation is available in the help menu.
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• • • • Choose Update from the Tools menu.
This automatically updates the main program
and drivers for individual demo circuits.
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