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2) Select a definition file from the list shown, or browse to find a file in another directory.

Typically definition file names contain the device name, e.g., DS2155.def. Some daughter

cards ship with multiple definition files. See the daughter card data sheet for detailed

information on the use of the various files.

3) Press the Continue button.

The main part of the Register View window displays the register map. To select a register, click on it in the register

map. When a register is selected, the full name of the register and its bit map are displayed at the bottom of the

Register View window. Bits that are logic 0 are displayed in white, while bits that are logic 1 are displayed in green.

The Register View interface supports the following actions:

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Toggle a bit. Select the register in the register map and then click the bit in the bit map.

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Write a register. Select the register, click the Write button, and enter the value to be written.

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Write all registers. Click the Write All button and enter the value to be written.

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Read a register. Select the register in the register map and click the Read button.

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Read all registers. Click the Read All button.

When the Read or Read All buttons are selected, registers whose values have changed since last read are

highlighted in green. This highlighting can be disabled by unchecking the Options

®Highlight Changed Registers

menu selection.

Multiple definition files can be loaded at the same time to control different portions of the daughter card hardware.

To load an additional definition file, select File

®Definition File. In the Definition File Assignment window, select the

appropriate file and press the Continue button. The Register View window now shows the view defined by the new

definition file. Use the pulldown menu below the command buttons to switch between definition file views. See the

Advanced Features section for information about creating and editing definition files.

To go to Register View from other views, select Windows

®Go to Register View.

Figure 2. Register View Window