TCS3414EVM2 ams

REV 1.0 TCS3414 EVM USERS GUIDE TCS3414 LIGHT-TO-DIGITAL COLOR LIGHT SENSOR EVALUATION SYSTEM May 2012 ESTABLISHING BASIC FUNCTIONALITY .................................... 3 TCS3414 EVM2 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) ........... 4 SOFTWARE OVERVIEW .................................................. 4 INPUT SIDE, FUNCTIONAL TAB ............................ 6 INPUT SIDE, REGISTER TAB .................................. 7 OUTPUT SIDE, REGISTER TAB ................................ 11 OUTPUT SIDE, FUNCTIONAL TAB ........................... 12 OUTPUT SIDE, PLOT TAB ........................................ 12 RESOURCES .............................................................................. 13 ams PROVIDES CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN VARIED TECHNICAL AREAS. SINCE ams DOES NOT POSSESS FULL ACCESS TO DATA CONCERNING ALL OF THE USES AND APPLICATIONS OF CUSTOMERS PRODUCTS, ams ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CUSTOMER PRODUCT DESIGN OR THE USE OR APPLICATION OF CUSTOMERS PRODUCTS OR FOR ANY INFRINGEMENTS OF PATENTS OR RIGHTS OF OTHERS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM ams ASSISTANCE. www.ams.com 1 OF 13 Color Light Sensor INITIAL HARDWARE SETUP The software should be installed prior to connecting any hardware to the computer. Follow the instructions found in the Quick Start Guide (QSG). This will load the required software for the graphical user interface (GUI). The hardware consists of the Controller EVM v2.1 motherboard, the TCS3414 EVM2 evaluation daughterboard and a USB interface cable. When the USB cable is first connected the green LED should light up indicating that power is being received via the USB interface, and the controller board processor is running. If the green LED does not light up check the USB cable connections unplug the USB cable and try again. If after re-try no green LED check the PC for USB error messages. See resources section at end of this document for additional assistance. ams PROVIDES CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN VARIED TECHNICAL AREAS. SINCE ams DOES NOT POSSESS FULL ACCESS TO DATA CONCERNING ALL OF THE USES AND APPLICATIONS OF CUSTOMERS PRODUCTS, ams ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CUSTOMER PRODUCT DESIGN OR THE USE OR APPLICATION OF CUSTOMERS PRODUCTS OR FOR ANY INFRINGEMENTS OF PATENTS OR RIGHTS OF OTHERS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM ams ASSISTANCE. www.ams.com 2 OF 13