SLAU880C December   2022  – May 2024 ULC1001

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1General Texas Instruments High Voltage Evaluation (TI HV EVM) User Safety Guidelines
  5. 2Introduction
  6. 3Getting Started
    1. 3.1 Evaluation Kit Contents
    2. 3.2 Connection Procedure
    3. 3.3 GUI Setup
  7. 4System Overview
    1. 4.1 System ISR Period
    2. 4.2 System Drive Voltage
    3. 4.3 System Calibration
      1. 4.3.1 DC Bias Calibration
      2. 4.3.2 Temperature Calibration
      3. 4.3.3 Auto Sense Calibration
      4. 4.3.4 Cleaning and Power Calibration
    4. 4.4 System Cleaning
    5. 4.5 System Diagnostics
  8. 5GUI Overview
    1. 5.1 GUI Top Level Layout
      1. 5.1.1 North Pane
      2. 5.1.2 South Pane
      3. 5.1.3 Center Pane
    2. 5.2 High Level Page
      1. 5.2.1 Burst Parameters
      2. 5.2.2 Calibration Settings
        1. 5.2.2.1 Voltage and Current Sense Circuitry
      3. 5.2.3 Cleaning Mode Settings
        1. 5.2.3.1 Auto-Cleaning
        2. 5.2.3.2 Water Cleaning
        3. 5.2.3.3 Deice Cleaning
        4. 5.2.3.4 Mud Cleaning Mode
      4. 5.2.4 Power and Diagnostic Settings
    3. 5.3 Register Map Page
    4. 5.4 I2C Configuration Page
    5. 5.5 GUI Functions
      1. 5.5.1 Monitor Communication Status
      2. 5.5.2 Load and Save Configuration Files
        1. 5.5.2.1 MSP430 Firmware Programming
      3. 5.5.3 Re-initialize System
      4. 5.5.4 Fault and Flag Monitoring and Clearing
      5. 5.5.5 Run Calibration
      6. 5.5.6 Run Cleaning Modes
      7. 5.5.7 Run Diagnostic Mode
      8. 5.5.8 Run Abort
      9. 5.5.9 Script Recording
  9. 6Hardware Design Files
    1. 6.1 Schematics
    2. 6.2 PCB Layouts
    3. 6.3 Bill of Materials (BOM)
  10. 7Revision History

3.3 GUI Setup

Install and open the ULC1001 GUI available on TI.com. For EVMs marked A1, use GUI version 2.4. The Default Installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Texas Instrument\ULC1001\. A license agreement must be accepted and Python 2.7 is installed as an additional dependency.

The main GUI screen is shown in Figure 3-3. The default 7-bit EVM I2C Address is 0x48. When opened, the GUI automatically attempts to connect with the ULC1001-DRV290x EVM via the USB2ANY interface. Upon successful connection, the green lit connected indicator appears in the bottom right corner of the status bar in the south pane of the GUI. A faulty USB2ANY interface connection flags an Interface not initialized error message and allows the GUI to be opened in Demo mode.

Note: To make sure the GUI does not have any connection issues for a long term remote setup with a Windows OS, disable the USB selective suspend setting under the advanced power settings. Otherwise, the GUI connection can be interrupted during PC low-power states.
ULC1001 DRV2901 ULC1001-DRV-FL-EVM ULC1001-DRV290XEVM GUI Start-upFigure 3-3 GUI Start-up