Evaluates: MAX34407 MAX34407 Evaluation Kit General Description Features The MAX34407 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides the Easy Evaluation of the MAX34407 hardware and software graphical user interface (GUI) USB HID interface necessary to evaluate the MAX34407 SMBus 4-Channel Windows XP and Windows 7-Compatible Wide Dynamic Range Power Accumulator. The EV kit Software includes a MAX34407EWE+ installed, as well as a RoHS Compliant micro-USB cable to communicate with a PC. Proven PCB Layout EV Kit Contents Fully Assembled and Tested Assembled circuit board including MAX34407EWE+ Micro-USB cable Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet. EV Kit Photo Windows is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows XP is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Microsoft Corporation. 19-8570 Rev 1 9/16MAX34407 Evaluation Kit Evaluates: MAX34407 5) Once the device driver installation is complete, visit MA34407 EV Kit Files www.maximintegrated.com/evkitsoftware to FILE DECRIPTION download the latest version of the EV kit software, MAX34407EVKSoftwareInstall.EXE Application program MAX34407EVKitSetupV0.4.zip. Save the EV kit software to a temporary folder. Note: The .EXE file is downloaded as a .ZIP file. 6) Open the .ZIP file and double-click on the .EXE file to run the installer. A message box stating The publisher Quick Start could not be verified. Are you sure you want to Required Equipment run this software may appear. If so, click Yes. MAX34407 EV kit 7) The installer GUI appears. Click Next and then Windows XP or Windows 7 PC Install. Once complete click Close. USB port 8) Go to Start All Programs. Look for the MAX34407EVKitSoftware folder and click on Micro-USB cable (included) MAX34407EVKitSoftware.EXE inside the folder. EV kit hardware (included) 9) When the GUI appears, the text at the bottom-right Screwdriver corner of the window should display EV Kit Hardware Load (to measure power) Connected. The COM LED (D21) changes to green. Note: In the following sections, software-related items 10) Connect a load to at least one of the power monitors are identified in bold. Text in bold refers to items directly (IN1IN4) and then click Single Read. from the install or EV kit software. Text in bold and underlined refers to items from the Windows operating system. Detailed Description of Software Procedure Software Startup The EV kit is fully assembled and tested. Follow the steps If the MAX34407 EV kit is connected when the software below to verify board operation: is opened, the software first initializes the hardware to communicate. Next, the software searches for all slave 1) Ensure that all four jumpers on J3/J22 are populated. 2 addresses on the I C bus and connects to the first valid 2) Place the EV kit hardware on a nonconductive surface slave address. Then, the GUI displays EV Kit Hardware to ensure that nothing on the PCB gets shorted to Connected at the bottom-right corner of the window under the workspace. the Maxim logo. If the EV kit is not connected on software 3) Prior to starting the GUI, connect the EV kit hardware startup, the GUI populates with default EV kit values to a PC using the supplied micro-USB cable or and displays EV Kit not detected Once the EV kit is equivalent. The POWER LED (D20) should be green connected, the GUI searches for slave addresses. and the COM LED (D21) should be red and slowly Menu Items flash orange. The Device menu item allows the user to connect to a 4) Windows should automatically begin installing the desired device. Find Slave Addresses searches for all necessary device driver. The USB interface of the 2 slave addresses connected to the I C bus. To select a EV kit hardware is configured as an HID device and device, click Select Slave Address and all the slave therefore does not require a unique/custom device addresses found are shown and are selectable. driver. Once the driver installation is complete, a Windows message appears near the System Icon Status Log menu, indicating that the hardware is ready to use. The status log below the tabs displays all the actions the Do not attempt to run the GUI prior to this message. GUI performs. Whenever a SMBus command is read or If you do, then you must close the application and written, the action is confirmed by the log. The log can be restart it once the driver installation is complete. On cleared by clicking on the Clear Log button. some versions of Windows, administrator privileges may be required to install the USB device driver. Maxim Integrated 2 www.maximintegrated.com