ZSC31210/ZSSC3122/ZSSC3123

cLite™ SSC Modular Evaluation Kit Description

Evaluation Kit

June 30, 2011

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4.2.1

Special Feature “Set I

This feature sets the I

4.2.2

Special Feature “Find I

This feature finds the I

communication is locked.

4.2.3

Special Feature “Power up all DUTs”

This feature is only used for the Mass Calibration Board.

4.3

“Open Port” Button

The cLite™ SSC Evaluation Software provides a drop-down menu for selection of all available COM ports on the

PC. Select the correct COM port from the drop-down menu (see section 2). To set up communication with the

SSC CB, click on “Open Port” (see Figure 4.1), which then toggles to “Close Port.” If the port is opened

successfully, “Opened port COMx” will appear in the status window.

4.4

Display Selection

During normal operation, it is possible to display the sensor and temperature data output in one of three different

formats. The “Display” section at the top left allows the user to select decimal, hexadecimal, or percent and

degrees Celsius. The selected format is displayed in the sensor and temperature display boxes below the

“Display” section (see section 4.6).

4.5

“Master I2C Addr” Section

Use the “I2C Addr” field at the top to enter the address that the SSC CB uses to communicate with the cLite™

locked.

4.6

Sensor and Temperature Display

The software displays two large readout windows for sensor and temperature values at the top left. The upper

display window is the cLite™ temperature reading in decimal/hexadecimal/

is the sensor reading in decimal/hexadecimal/%. To adjust the rate at which data is read from the IC, use the rate

adjustment (see section 4.8).

If the cLite™ has not been temperature calibrated, the displayed temperature is invalid.

The different colors of the display field indicate the cLite™ mode:

Color

Green

Blue

Red

Yellow

IC Mode/State

Valid value in Normal

Operating Mode

(NOM)

Valid in

Command

Mode (CM)

Diagnostic

Stale Data (NOM)

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