SBOU124B march   2012  – july 2023 INA230

 

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  2.   INA230EVM Evaluation Board and Software Tutorial
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Overview
    1. 1.1 INA230EVM Kit Contents
    2. 1.2 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
  5. 2INA230EVM Hardware
    1. 2.1 Theory of Operation for INA230 Hardware
    2. 2.2 Signal Definitions of H1 (10-Pin Connector Socket)
      1. 2.2.1 Theory of Operation for SM-USB-DIG Platform
  6. 3INA230EVM (Rev A) Hardware Setup
    1. 3.1 Electrostatic Discharge Warning
    2. 3.2 Connecting the Hardware
    3. 3.3 Connecting Power
    4. 3.4 Connecting the USB Cable to the SM-USB-DIG Platform
    5. 3.5 INA230EVM Default Jumper Settings
    6. 3.6 INA230EVM Features
      1. 3.6.1 J2: I2C VS Control Setting
      2. 3.6.2 J3 and J4: I2C Address Hardware Setting (A0)
      3. 3.6.3 J5 and J6: I2C Address Hardware Setting (A1)
      4. 3.6.4 External I2C Lines and Terminal Block T1
      5. 3.6.5 VIN+ and VIN– Input Filter (R1, R2, and C1)
      6. 3.6.6 Shunt Monitor Configuration and Terminal Blocks T3 and T4
  7. 4INA230EVM Software Setup
    1. 4.1 Operating Systems for the INA230EVM Software
    2. 4.2 Software Installation
  8. 5INA230EVM Software Overview
    1. 5.1 Starting the INA230EVM Software
    2. 5.2 Configuring the INA230EVM Software
      1. 5.2.1 I2C Address Selection
      2. 5.2.2 Configure Operating Mode
      3. 5.2.3 Set Conversion Times
      4. 5.2.4 Set Configuration Register
      5. 5.2.5 Configuring the Alert Pin
    3. 5.3 Using the INA230EVM Software
      1. 5.3.1 INA230 Bus Voltage, Shunt Voltage, Current, and Power Reading Bar
      2. 5.3.2 Calculation and Theory of Operation
      3. 5.3.3 Register Tab
      4. 5.3.4 Graph Tab
      5. 5.3.5 Auto-Write and the Supply Voltage
  9. 6INA230EVM Documentation
    1. 6.1 Schematic
    2. 6.2 PCB Layout
    3. 6.3 Bill of Materials
  10. 7Revision History

4.2 Software Installation

The INA230EVM software is included on the CD that is shipped with the EVM kit. The software is also available through the INA230EVM product folder on www.ti.com. To install the software to a computer, insert the disc into an available CD-ROM drive. Navigate to the drive contents and open theINA230EVM software folder. Locate the compressed file (INA230EVM.zip) and open it using WinZIP® or a similar file compression program; extract the INA230EVM files into a specific INA230EVM folder (for example, C:\INA230EVM) on your hard drive.

After the files are extracted, navigate to the INA230EVM folder created on the hard drive. Locate the setup.exe file and execute it to start the installation. The INA230 software installer file then begins the installation process as shown in Figure 4-1.

GUID-85B0601B-B6F1-4077-9A41-BCE9EF4E7A93-low.gifFigure 4-1 INA230EVM Software Installation

After the installation process initializes, the user is given the choice of selecting the directory in which to install the program; the default location is C:\Program Files\INA230\ and C:\Program Files\National Instruments\. Following this option, two license agreements are presented that must be accepted, as shown in Figure 4-2. After accepting the Texas Instruments and National Instruments license agreements, the progress bar opens and shows the installation of the software (see Figure 4-3). When the installation process is complete, click Finish.

GUID-54829C27-20D6-4CA2-957F-506449974F48-low.gifFigure 4-2 INA230EVM License Agreements
GUID-F3EB19A0-4D47-452F-8F50-562C38F108BD-low.gifFigure 4-3 INA230EVM Software Installation Progress