Analog Devices Linear ADI Power DC2798A Demo Manual page 5

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, LTC3884,
LTC7880 and LTC7841. The software supports a variety
of different tasks. You can use LTpowerPlay to evaluate
Analog Devices ICs by connecting to a demo board sys-
tem. LTpowerPlay provides unprecedented diagnostic and
debug features. It becomes a valuable diagnostic tool dur-
ing board bring-up to program or tweak the power man-
agement 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
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many potential targets, including LTM4675, LTM4676,
LTM4677, LTM4678, LTM4680, LTM4700, LTM4664,
LTC3880, LTC3882, LTC3883, LTC3884, LTC7880 and
LTC7841's demo system, or a customer board. The soft-
ware 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:
LTpowerPlay
To access technical support documents for LTC Digital
Power Products visit the LTpowerPlay Help menu. Online
help also available through the LTpowerPlay.
Figure 9. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
Rev. 0
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