MAX1618EVKIT View Datasheet(PDF) - Maxim Integrated

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MAX1618EVKIT

MAX1618 Evaluation System/Evaluation Kit

Maxim Integrated 

MAX1618 Evaluation System/Evaluation Kit

Figure 1. Main Display for MAX1618 EV Kit

Simple SMBus Commands

There are two methods for communicating with the

MAX1618: through the normal user-interface panel, or

through the simple SMBus commands available from

the SMBus pull-down menu. The menu lists simple

SMBus protocols, such as Read Byte and Write Byte. To

stop normal user-interface execution so that it does not

override the manually set values, turn off the update timer

that slaves the program to the conversion rate by clicking

in the Automatically Update Displays check box.

The SMBus dialog boxes accept numeric data in bina-

ry, decimal, or hexadecimal. Prefix hexadecimal num-

bers by $ or 0x. Binary numbers must be exactly eight

digits.

Note: In places where the slave address asks for an 8-

bit value, it must be the 7-bit slave address of the

MAX1618 as determined by ADD0 and ADD1, with the

last LSB bit always set to 1.

Data Logging

Data-logging commands are accessed through the

pull-down menu labeled MAX1618. Data logging saves

temperature data to a text file that includes a time/date

stamp next to each data point. Due to the high conver-

sion rate of the MAX1618, not every data point is

logged, depending on the speed of the disk drive

where the file is being written. To stop data logging,

deselect Logging from the pull-down menu.

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