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LDC1000 GUI and custom hardware

jezule
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Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LDC1000EVM

Hi all,

I have ordered few LDC1000EVMs but our usual providers have run out of them. To test the capabilities of the chip we ordered some samples and we have built our own evaluation kit around an mbed. I already have some firmware to interface the LDC1000 and seems to be ok although needs more testing. Based on this post [1] I have also implemented the protocol there explained for the communication between the MSP430 in the original EVM and the GUI.

My goal was to use the GUI with my own hardware but when I open the GUI and I try to connect it complains about the board not being connected to the system (which is true). My question is, does anybody now how can I trick the GUI so it considers my custom board as the original EVM board?

So far I have tried changing the VID & PID in the LDC1000.inf to match those of the mbed virtual port but hasn't worked. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards

[1] http://e2e.ti.com/support/data_converters/inductive-sensing/f/938/t/295036.aspx#Q6

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    TI__Intellectual 2790 points

    Hi Jezule,

    While you can design hardware to get it working with the GUI, keep in mind that the GUI is only designed to interface the LDC1000EVM board.  To properly test the capabilities of the chip we recommend snapping off the LDC1000+Sensor and interfacing that directly with your evaluation kit.

    Thanks