Evm Gui Control Application; Msp430 Fet Drivers; Cloud-Based Gui - Texas Instruments DRV3946-Q1EVM User Manual

EVM GUI Control Application

3 EVM GUI Control Application
The GUI application is written with Texas Instruments' GUI Composer, and can be run directly from a Chrome-
based web browser, or installed onto your computer. Because GUI Composer apps are written with a NodeJS
back end, the GUI application is cross-platform compatible by design. This document only covers installation on
a PC for sake of brevity, but Mac

3.1 MSP430 FET Drivers

The MSP430 FET Drivers are required for the operating system to properly enumerate the JTAG and UART
ports created by the EZFET_LITE. The latest drivers can be found here:
Download the driver package corresponding to your operating system, extract the archive, and run the installer.
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In Windows , two new ports must be enumerated when the EVM is connected
Successful installation also shows Texas Instruments as the driver publisher

3.2 Cloud-based GUI

To launch the GUI application from your Chrome-based browser:
1. Navigate to the DRV3946-Q1EVM-GUI.
2. When presented with the list of available GUIs, launch the latest version by clicking on the title. Only click
areas that are not related to the icons for downloading the installer or GUI Composer. Refer to
8 DRV3946-Q1EVM User's Guide
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and Linux users can find installers in the
Figure 3-1. MSP430 EZFET_LITE Enumerated USB Ports
Figure 3-2. MSP Application UART Driver Properties
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