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Software

UM0240

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Software

Users can interact with application boards by means of specific control SW, developed to

give user-friendly Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs).

GUIs are specific for the different supported applications.

11.1

PLC ST7538/40 DEMOKIT software evaluation tool

The "ST7538/40 DEMOKIT Software Evaluation Tool" allows interfacing one or more ST

Power Line Modem Demo Boards with a Personal Computer. Supported Demo Boards are

those equipped with devices ST7538 and ST7540. The Software automatically recognizes

which type of device is connected to the PC and looks slightly different depending on the

connected device.

Figure 15.

A simple schematic of the PLC application environment

With the "ST7538/40 Software Evaluation tool" it is possible to:

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write/read ST7538 or ST7540 Control Register

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open a Tx session

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open a Rx session

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open a Ping session (two or more devices required)

11.1.1

The user interface

The Main Window of the "ST7538/40 DEMOKIT Software Evaluation Tool" Program has the

following appearance:

PERSONAL

COMPUTER

DEMO BOARD

ST7538/40 DEMOKIT

Software Evaluation Tool

CTRL REGISTER PROGRAMMING

RX SESSION

TX SESSION

PING SESSION

ST7538 or ST7540

RS-232

MAINS

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