SLVUCX5 May   2024

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Get Started
  4.   Features
  5.   Applications
  6.   6
  7. 1Evaluation Module Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Kit Contents
    3. 1.3 Specification
    4. 1.4 Device Information
  8. 2Hardware
    1. 2.1 Getting Started
      1. 2.1.1 Getting Started: Single EVM
      2. 2.1.2 Getting Started: Multiple EVM Evaluation
    2. 2.2 EVM Details
      1. 2.2.1 Terminal Blocks
      2. 2.2.2 Test Point Descriptions
      3. 2.2.3 Configuration Headers
      4. 2.2.4 Stack-up Headers
      5. 2.2.5 Connectors
      6. 2.2.6 Dip Switches
      7. 2.2.7 EVM Control and GPIO
    3. 2.3 Customization
      1. 2.3.1 Changing the Communication Interface
      2. 2.3.2 Changing the Phase Configuration
  9. 3Software
    1. 3.1 GUI Tool
  10. 4Hardware Design Files
    1. 4.1 Schematics
    2. 4.2 PCB Layouts
    3. 4.3 Bill of Materials (BOM)
  11. 5Additional Information
    1. 5.1 Additional Resources
    2. 5.2 Trademarks

3.1 GUI Tool

Texas Instruments provides a GUI tool to enable, configure, and evaluate the various features of the LP8769x-Q1 with the EVM. Please refer to the GUI User's Guide for a more detailed description of this tool.

The GUI runs on most PC platforms and requires an available USB port. The EVM USB connector is a USB Type-C® and a Type-A to Type-C cable is provided with the EVM to connect to the host computer. The EVM enumerates as two COM ports and one additional port for the device firmware updates. The GUI must be using ACCtrl COM port, which can be found from the device manager of the operating system. The COM port can be changed from the GUI from Options - Serial port menu.

A tool for estimating the efficiency of LP8769x-Q1 device is also available called PMIC Efficiency Estimator Tool. The tool can be accessed here.