MAX6960EVKIT Maxim Integrated Products, MAX6960EVKIT Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: MAX6960EVKIT
• Description: EVAL KIT FOR MAX6960
• Manufacturer: Maxim Integrated Products

Specifications of MAX6960EVKIT

• Current - Output / Channel: 40mA
• Outputs And Type: 4, Non-Isolated
• Features: Graphic User Interface, 4 Digit 8x8 LED Matrix
• Voltage - Input: 5V
• Utilized Ic / Part: MAX6960
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Voltage - Output: -

3) Connect the MAX6960 EV kit’s 40-pin female con-
4) Install the MAX6960 evaluation software on your com-
5) Connect the 5V power supply between the MAX6960
6) Connect the included USB cable from the PC to the
7) Follow the directions of the Add New Hardware
Table 1. MAX6960 EV Kit Software Main Window Control Descriptions
nector (J1) to the CMODUSB board’s 40-pin male
connector (P4).
puter by running the INSTALL.EXE program on the
installation CD-ROM. It is highly recommended to use
the default installation path. If you desire to modify
the default path, do not use a depth of more than two
subdirectories. The program files are copied and
icons are created for them in the Windows Start
menu | Programs | Maxim MAX6960 Evaluation Kit.
CMODUSB board. A Building Driver Database win-
dow pops up in addition to a New Hardware Found
message. If you do not see any window that is similar
to the one described above after 30 seconds, remove
the USB cable from the CMODUSB board and recon-
nect it again. Administrator privileges are required to
install the USB device driver on Windows 2000 and
XP. Refer to the document Troubleshooting USB.PDF
included with the software for more information.
Wizard to install the USB device driver. Choose the
Search for the best driver for your device option.
Specify the location of the device driver to be
C:\Program Files\MAX6960 using the Browse button.
EV kit’s +5V and GND pads.Turn on the 5V power sup-
ply. Do not connect the USB cable before this step.
MAX6960 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
CONTROL
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Allows the user to select the active register tab.
Shows the CMODUSB debugging tools.
Gives access to the Helpfile and the About box.
Automatically sets the global driver devices and the global driver rows registers of the master
MAX6960 to the correct values when cascading boards.
Resets all the registers to the software reset settings.
For example:
• 2-bits/pixel bicolor mode → Register 0x0D = 0xC1
• 4 driver devices (N-1) → Register 0x0E = 0x03
• 2 driver rows (N-1) → Register 0x0F = 0x01
Resets all the registers to the IC power-on reset (POR) settings shown in the MAX6960 data
sheet.
Displays the CMODUSB connection status. CMOD___ means that it supports both the
CMODUSB or CMOD232 boards.
Exits the program.
8) Start the MAX6960 EV kit software by opening its
1) Press the Load 8-bit Write Script button on the 8
2) Load the script file 1bit_step1_box.cm2 located in
3) Press the Run 8-bit Write Script (16bytes) button in
4) Press the Load Next Script button and load the
5) Press the Run 8-bit Write Script (16bytes) button in
The evaluation software’s main window shown in Figure
1 displays tabs for 8-bit, 16-bit, and 24-bit addressing
modes as well as individual tabs for each register in the
MAX6960’s register address map (0x00 through 0x0F).
Table 1 describes the controls that are always present
on the evaluation software’s main window.
The 8 and 16-bit addr modes tab, shown in Figure 1,
allows the user to execute 8-bit and 16-bit address mode
operations. The 8-bit address mode is the quickest
method of updating a plane of display memory in the
MAX6960 and is write only. During the 8-bit address
icon in the Windows Start menu | Programs | Maxim
MAX6960 Evaluation Kit. If the 16-color demo mode
is visible, then quick start is complete.
and 16-bit addr modes tab.
the C:\Program Files\MAX6960 directory.
the 8-bit Write Script window.
script file 1bit_step2_box.cm2 located in the
C:\Program Files\MAX6960 directory.
the 8-bit Write Script window.
Detailed Description of Software
DESCRIPTION
Loading Scripts (Optional)
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