MAX31910/11 Evaluation Kit Evaluates: MAX31910 and MAX31911 General Description Features The MAX31910/11 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides S Easy Evaluation of the MAX31910 and MAX31911 the hardware and software (graphical user interface) S Fully Assembled and Tested necessary to evaluate the MAX31910 and MAX31911 S USB HID Interface industrial octal digital input translators/serializers. The EV S Digital Isolator kit includes a MAX31910AUI+ or MAX31911AUI+ installed as well as a digital isolator and USB-to-SPI interface. S Windows XP OS- and Windows 7 The USB to SPI Dongle is a separate PCB that can be OS-Compatible Software used to interact with the EV kit software. This dongle is S RoHS Compliant optional and is not necessary for the proper operation of the MAX31910/11 if the user supplies the SPI interface. MAX31910/11 EV Kit Files This EV kit is intended for functional and parametric evaluation of the IC only it is not intended for EMC FILE DESCRIPTION testing. Application MAX31910 11EVKitSoftwareInstall.EXE program EV Kit Contents Note: The .EXE file is downloaded as a .ZIP file. S Assembled Circuit Board including MAX31910AUI+ or MAX31911AUI+ S USB to SPI Dongle S Mini-USB Cable MAX31910/11 EV Kit Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet. Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at 1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxims website at www.maximintegrated.com. 19-6443 Rev 0 9/12MAX31910/11 Evaluation Kit Evaluates: MAX31910 and MAX31911 7) Once the device driver installation is complete, Quick Start visit www.maximintegrated.com/evkitsoftware to download the latest version of the EV kit software, Note: In the following sections, software-related items MAX31910 11EVKitSoftwareInstall.ZIP. Save the are identified by bolding. Text in bold refers to items EV kit software to a temporary folder. directly from the install or EV kit software. Text in bold and underlined refers to items from the Windows operat- 8) Open the .ZIP file and double-click the .EXE file to ing system. run the installer. A message box stating The pub- lisher could not be verified. Are you sure you Required Equipment want to run this software may appear. If so, click PC with Windows XP or Windows 7 OS Yes. USB port 9) The installer GUI will appear. Click Next and then Mini-USB cable (included) Install . Once complete, click Close. EV kit hardware (included) 10) Go to Start >> All Programs . L oo k f or t he USB to SPI Dongle (included) MAX31910 11EVKitSoftware folder and click on MAX31910 11EVKitSoftware.EXE inside the folder. Screw driver 11) When the GUI appears, the text above the status Wire box should indicate that the EV kit hardware is con- Power supply nected. The COM LED (D51) will change to green. Procedure 12) Connect field inputs to J5 or install jumpers on FIN1- The MAX31910/11 EV kit is fully assembled and tested. FIN8 and click Single Read. Follow the steps below to verify board operation. Detailed Description of Software 1) Connect the USB to SPI Dongle (J52) to the EV kit connector J3. 2) Install jumpers on RIREF (J2) and SIN-GND (J6). 3) Set the EV kit hardware on a non-conductive sur- face that will ensure that nothing on the PCB will get shorted to the workspace. 4) Use the wires to connect J1 (VCC and GND) to a power supply and tighten the screws on the wire. 5) Prior to starting the GUI, connect the EV kit hard- ware to a PC using the supplied mini-USB cable, or equivalent. The POWER LED (D50) should be green and the COM LED (D51) should be red and slowly flash orange. 6) Windows should automatically begin installing the necessary device driver. The USB interface of the EV kit hardware is configured as a HID device and therefore does not require a unique/custom device driver. Once the driver installation is complete, a Windows message will appear near the System Icon menu indicating that the hardware is ready to use. Do not attempt to run the GUI prior to this message. If you do, then you will have to close the application and restart it once the driver installation is complete. On some versions of Windows, Administrator privi- leges may be required to install the USB device. Figure 1. MAX31910/11 EV Kit GUI Maxim Integrated 2