Cirrus Logic AN278 User Manual

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Cirrus Power Measurement Evaluation GUI

Installation Guide

Cirrus Power Measurement Evaluation GUI (graphical user interface) is a software tool controlling Cirrus
Power Measurement Evaluation boards through a USB interface.

The GUI can be obtained from www.cirrus.com/industrialsoftware

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1. GUI Installation

1) Go to the Cirrus Industrial Software download web site (http://www.cirrus.com/industrialsoftware).

2) Click the link for the GUI desired.

3) Download the file onto the PC and unzip it. A folder called distribution will be created ( for example,
C:\distribution )

4) Open the folder and run the setup.exe file ( C:\distribution\setup.exe ).

5) If the GUI has been installed previously, the Uninstall wizard will remove the older version (see below).

6) If applicable, after uninstalling the older version, run setup.exe again.

7) Follow the instructions presented by the installation wizard.

8) To run the GUI, go to:

Start B Programs B CDBxxxx

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2. USBXpress® Installation

Important: The USBXpress driver must be installed prior to launching the Cirrus Power Measurement

Evaluation GUI.

The Cirrus Power Measurement Evaluation GUI uses the USBXpress driver to communicate with Cirrus
Power Measurement Evaluation target boards. The USBXpress driver is a product of and is supported by
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (www.silabs.com
press driver onto a PC. If the driver is already installed, these steps can be skipped.

1) Connect the target board to the PC through an available USB port.

2) Apply power to the target board.

). This section shows the steps necessary to install the USBX-

3) The PC will detect the target as an unknown device. Using the Windows
properties of the unknown device and select Update Driver.

4) Select Install from a list or specific location then click Next.

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Device Manager, go to the

5) Select Include this location in the search and click the Browse button.

6) Select the driver directory under C:\Program Files\CDBxxxx\ (the folder created in the GUI installation),
then click OK.

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