Page | 1 AC/DC plug +5V Additional +5V supply Daughter board 8500 board Base board PC Control board Solar cell Application board Application PCB USB dongle Install Setup USB stick USB cable PC to Base board cable Your EMDVK8500 Development Kit contains: EMDVK8500 Base Board – Daughter Board – Application Board USB Cable Power-supply USB Dongle containing EM8500 DevExplorer software installation setup Solar cell Full documentation for EMDVK8500 and DevExplorer is available on EM website (EMDVK8500 user guide) http://www.emmicroelectronic.com/emdownloads/EM8500/doc/emdvk8500_user_guide.pdf This quick start document guides you through the set-up of your development hardware kit, software and demo. [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com EMDVK8500 QUICK START GUIDE Page | 2 Install the EM8500 DevExplorer software tool from the USB dongle Connect the USB memory stick on the Base board (USB MEM connector) Connect the Base board (USB Host) to the PC using the USB cable. Skip and close the installation driver window that may pop-up. Open an explorer window. Click on the relevant USB stick drive.(EM8500 DevKit) Double click on the EM8500 DevExplorer setup executable file. This setup will guide you through the installation process. Any additional questions? Please refer to the EMDVK8500 User Guide Check the Daughter board configuration Place the jumpers as shown below J103 - STS_DISCONN Jumper to c onnec t STS pin J105 - LTS_CAP Jumper to connect LTS supercap [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com J102 - LTS_DISCONN Jumper to connect LTS pin EMDVK8500 QUICK START GUIDE Page | 3 Connect the solar cell to the HRV Daughter board screw terminal HRV + RED HRV BLACK SOLAR CELL Build and connect the system to the PC Plug the three boards together Connect the USB cable Connect the power-supply. APP2 AC/DC Plug +5V [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com APP1 USB PC EMDVK8500 QUICK START GUIDE Page | 4 Launch the DevExplorer software Use the Start Menu shortcut EM8500 DevExplorer to launch the software. EM8500 DevExplorer shortcut Run the Demo A default application demo is available on EMEVB8500. Select the Measure window check that all the switches and selectors are set as shown below CLOSED CLOSED OPEN APPLICATION DON’T CARE OPEN OPEN [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com EMDVK8500 QUICK START GUIDE Page | 5 Click on the A/D measurement button to observe measured voltages. Select Measure window Start A/D measurement [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com EMDVK8500 QUICK START GUIDE Page | 6 Select the Visualize window Click on the Graph 1 and/or Graph 2 “Click to add graphs” buttons to add the signals or thresholds that you want to observe in your graphical window Select Visualize window Click to add graph [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com EMDVK8500 QUICK START GUIDE Page | 7 The EM8500 DevExplorer Graph viewer tool allows you to navigate within the waveforms Mouse viewer tool Zoom-In : Mark top-left to bottom right Zoom-Out : Mark bottom-right to top left Move: Hold down right mouse button Select : Click legend to select channels . [email protected] http://www.emdeveloper.com http://www.emmicroelectronic.com