DLPU101D December   2020  – July 2024 DLPC900

 

  1.   1
  2.   Trademarks
  3.   Read This First
  4. 1 About This Guide
  5. 2 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
  6. 3 If You Need Assistance
  7. 4 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 EVM Overview
    1. 4.1 Welcome
    2. 4.2 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 Evaluation Module (EVM) Hardware
    3. 4.3 EVM Board
    4. 4.4 Other Items Needed for Operation
    5. 4.5 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 Connections
      1. 4.5.1 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 LED Enable and PWM Outputs
      2. 4.5.2 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 Trigger Input and Output Voltage Selectors
    6. 4.6 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 EVM Flex Cable
    7. 4.7 DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 EVM and DMD EVM Assembly
  8. 5 Quick Start
    1. 5.1 Power-up the DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 EVM
    2. 5.2 Creating a Simple Pattern Sequence
  9. 6 Operating the DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 EVM
    1. 6.1  DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 Control Software
    2. 6.2  PC Software
    3. 6.3  System Common Controls
      1. 6.3.1 Operating Mode
      2. 6.3.2 Connected DMD Type
      3. 6.3.3 EVM Information
      4. 6.3.4 Status
    4. 6.4  System Settings
    5. 6.5  Video Mode
      1. 6.5.1 Video Support
    6. 6.6  Pattern Modes
      1. 6.6.1 Menu Bar
      2. 6.6.2 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Pattern On-The-Fly Mode
      3. 6.6.3 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Pre-Stored Pattern Mode
      4. 6.6.4 Reordering a Pattern Sequence using the Edit LUT Feature
        1. 6.6.4.1 Special Considerations for Input Triggers when using the Edit LUT Feature
      5. 6.6.5 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Video Pattern Mode
      6. 6.6.6 Creating a Pattern Sequence With DMD Block Load
      7. 6.6.7 Pattern Settings
    7. 6.7  Batch Files
      1. 6.7.1 Execute Batch File
      2. 6.7.2 Creating and Saving Batch Files
        1. 6.7.2.1 Creating and Saving a Batch File Using the GUI
        2. 6.7.2.2 Creating a Batch File Using a Text Editor
      3. 6.7.3 Loading a Batch File
      4. 6.7.4 Adding a Batch File to the Firmware
    8. 6.8  Peripherals
      1. 6.8.1 Peripherals Tab
      2. 6.8.2 Debug Tab
    9. 6.9  Firmware
      1. 6.9.1 Adding or Removing Patterns from the Firmware
        1. 6.9.1.1 Deleting Images
        2. 6.9.1.2 Adding Images
        3. 6.9.1.3 Adding Both Images and Batch Files
      2. 6.9.2 Reprogram Firmware for a Different Supported DMD
    10. 6.10 Flash Device Parameters
    11. 6.11 JTAG Flash Programming
    12. 6.12 Programming an EDID
  10. 7 Connectors
    1. 7.1  Input Trigger Connectors
    2. 7.2  Output Trigger Connectors
    3. 7.3  DLPC900 UART
    4. 7.4  DLPC900 I2C Port 0
    5. 7.5  DLPC900 I2C Port 1
    6. 7.6  DLPC900 I2C Port 2
    7. 7.7  JTAG Boundary Scan
    8. 7.8  GPIO and PWM
    9. 7.9  Power
    10. 7.10 External Parallel Video Connector
  11. 8 Power Supply Requirements
    1. 8.1 External Power Supply Requirements
  12. 9 Safety
    1. 9.1 Caution Labels
  13. 10Revision History

6.9.1.3 Adding Both Images and Batch Files

This section covers how to add pattern images and a batch file to the firmware. These steps allow the user to add patterns to the flash and have them automatically uploaded to the DLPC900 upon power up. The GUI is not connected when starting this process. 

  1. Make sure the EVM is powered up and operating correctly, and the Connected radio-button is lit green.
  2. Navigate to the Batch File page select Clear All and then check the Enable Command Log box.
  3. In the operating mode box on the left of the GUI select Pattern on-the-fly Mode.
  4. Navigate to the pattern mode tab and add images.
  5. Adjust exposure settings and other pattern configurations to desired values.
  6. Click the update LUT button.
  7. Click the start button if desired for the pattern sequence to be running upon start-up.
  8. Navigate to the Firmware Page and browse to select a firmware to be modified.
  9. Check all four boxes in the Batch File and Patterns Box on the bottom right of the firmware page. 
  10. Type in a name for the Firmware Tag and Batch File label.
  11. Press the Update Firmware button.

These steps generate a new firmware image containing the pattern images and batch file located in the pattern mode tab and the batch file tab respectively. This firmware file is ready to be uploaded to the system when connected. If the user desires to load a previously created batch file, then make sure that the batch file begins with a DISP_MODE : 0x03 command and ends with a PAT_START_STOP : 0x02 command to have the pre-stored patterns run upon start-up.

Note:

An alternate method is to build a firmware adding only the images. Then add the batch file that updates the LUT and runs the images.