Analog Devices EVAL-LT7170-1-AZ User Manual page 5

EVAL-LT7170-1-AZ
Evaluation Board User Guide
LTpowerPlay Software GUI
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LTpowerPlay is a powerful, Windows -based development environment supporting Analog Devices' Digital Power System
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Management (DPSM) ICs and μModule regulators. The software supports a variety of different tasks. Use LTpowerPlay
to evaluate Analog Devices' ICs by connecting to an evaluation board system. LTpowerPlay can also be used in offline
mode (with no hardware present) 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 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
demo systems 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. The LTpowerPlay software can be downloaded from LTpowerPlay
| Analog Devices.
To access technical support documents for Analog Devices' Digital Power Products, visit the LTpowerPlay Help menu.
Online help is also available through LTpowerPlay.
Figure 6. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
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