EVAL-ADM1028 Datasheet, PDF (6/9 Pages) Analog Devices – Evaluation Board for PC Temperature Monitor and Fan Control ASIC

EVAL-ADM1028
If this is the ADM1028 the user wishes to use then click
in “Finish” to begin running the software. An index type
display will be displayed on the screen.
If the ADM1028 was not found on the chosen medium the
following screen will appear.
USING THE SOFTWARE
The index type display which appears on the screen when
the software starts to run has three tabs.
MAIN TAB
The main tab shows the software version and allows the
user to quit the program by clicking on
In this case check the connections to the board and the
power supply. Also the user should check the position of
S1 (on/off switch). If this switch is in the off position then
the software will not find the evaluation board. Then click
on “Back” and try again. If this does not work then try re-
booting the PC and re-running the software.
READ/WRITE
This tab displays information about the ADM1028’s
internal registers and allows their contents to be read and/
or altered. Each register has a button associated with it.
Clicking on a button will display the contents of the
selected register in the register contents box and the name
of each register bit. The register contents are also
displayed in hexadecimal and decimal.
Clicking on a register button causes its contents to be read
once if contineous reading is off. If contineous reading is
on, the register will be updated contineously. Click on the
button to toggle between
and
The type of register selected, its hexadecimal address, its
current value in hexadecimal and decimal and the previous
value written to the register, are also displayed.
Figure4. ADM1028 Evaluation Software Main Tab
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