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MAX6960 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
General Description
The MAX6960 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides a proven
design to evaluate the MAX6960 8 x 8 graphic LED tile
display driver. The EV kit board contains four MAX6960
LED display drivers, four 2.4in 8 x 8 bicolor LED tiles, a
4MHz oscillator, and logic buffers. Each MAX6960 EV
kit can be cascaded to support up to a total of 20
MAX6960 devices. The EV kit also includes Windows®
98SE/2000/XP-compatible software, which provides a
simple graphical user interface (GUI) for exercising the
MAX6960’s features.
The MAX6960 evaluation system (EV system) consists
of a MAX6960 EV kit and a companion Maxim
CMODUSB serial interface board. The Maxim
CMODUSB serial interface board allows an IBM-
compatible PC to use its USB port to emulate a serial
interface that is compatible with the MAX6960. Order
the MAX6960EVCMODU for a complete PC-based eval-
uation of the MAX6960. Order the MAX6960EVKIT if you
already have a MAX6960 compatible serial interface.
The EV kit includes a preinstalled MAX6960ATH.
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Features
Four On-Board MAX6960 Devices
Four 2.4in 8 x 8 Bicolor (Red/Green) LED Tiles
4MHz Oscillator
Cascading EV Kits (Up to 5 EV Kit Boards)
Buffered Serial Interface
Windows 98SE/2000/XP-Compatible Evaluation
Software
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Proven PC Board Layout
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Fully Assembled and Tested
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EV System Includes USB Connectivity
Evaluate: MAX6960
Ordering Information
PART
MAX6960EVKIT
MAX6960EVCMODU
TYPE
EV kit
EV system
INTERFACE
User-supplied MAX6960
serial interface
CMODUSB board
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
Note:
The MAX6960 software is included with the MAX6960 EV
kit, but is designed for use with the complete EV system. The
EV system (MAX6960EVCMODU) includes both the
CMODUSB board and the EV kit. If the Windows software will
not be used, the EV kit board can be purchased without the
CMODUSB board.
Component List
MAX6960 EV System
PART
MAX6960EVKIT
CMODUSB
QTY
1
1
DESCRIPTION
MAX6960 EV kit
CMODUSB board
MAX6960 EV Kit
DESIGNATION
C1–C4, C6–C9,
C11–C14, C16,
C17, C18, C32
C20–C26,
C30, C33
QTY
16
DESCRIPTION
10µF ±20%, 6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
TDK C2012X5R0J106M
1µF ±10%, 10V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X5R1A105K
22µF ±20%, 6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitor (1210)
TDK C3225X5R0J226M
2.2µF ±20%, 10V X5R ceramic
capacitor (0805)
TDK C2012X5R1A225M
DESIGNATION
C29
QTY
1
DESCRIPTION
470pF ±10%, 50V X7R ceramic
capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1H471K
120µF, 4V SP capacitor
Panasonic EEFUD0G121R
2.4in 8 x 8 cathode-row bicolor
LED displays
Lumex LDM-244288MI
2 x 20 right-angle female connector
2 x 20 right-angle male connector
9
C31
1
D1–D4
J1
J2
4
1
1
C27
1
C28
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MAX6960 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
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Component List (continued)
MAX6960 EV Kit
DESIGNATION
JU1–JU5,
JU7–JU11, JU13
JU6, JU14–JU17
JU12
L1
R1, R2, R3, R6,
R7
R4
R5
RP1–RP8
U1–U4
QTY
11
5
0
1
5
1
1
0
4
DESCRIPTION
3-pin headers
2-pin headers
PC board trace power jumper,
not installed (open)
1.5µH inductor (I
SAT
= 4A)
Sumida CDRH6D28 4762T064
1kΩ ±5% resistors (0603)
10Ω ±5% resistor (0603)
84.5kΩ ±1% resistor (0603)
20kΩ potentiometers, top adjust,
not installed
MAX6960ATH (44-pin TQFN, 7mm
x 7mm x 0.8mm)
Three-state logic buffers
(5-pin SOT23)
Fairchild Semiconductor
NC7SZ126M5X
4MHz silicon oscillator
(3-pin SC70)
Maxim MAX7375AXR405-T
8-channel multiplexer
(16-pin TSSOP)
Maxim MAX4617EUE
3A step-down switching regulator
(16-pin QSOP)
Maxim MAX1831EEE
Shunts
MAX6960EVKIT blank PC board
MAX6960EVKIT SW CD-ROM
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FILE
INSTALL.EXE
MAX6960.EXE
HELPFILE.HTM
MAX6960 EV Kit Files
DESCRIPTION
Installs the EV kit files on your
computer.
Runs application program.
Opens the MAX6960 EV kit Helpfile.
TROUBLESHOOTING Opens the USB driver installation help
USB.PDF
file.
FTD2XX.INF
UNINST.INI
*.CM2
USB device driver file.
Uninstalls the EV kit software.
MAX6960 8-bit write script files.
Quick Start
This quick start includes directions for using only one
MAX6960 EV kit board. See the
Cascading MAX6960
EV Kit Boards
section when using more than one
MAX6960 EV kit.
Recommended Equipment
• The MAX6960 EV system
MAX6960EVKIT
CMODUSB serial interface board
(USB cable included)
• Power supply: +5V at 2.5A per MAX6960 EV kit
• A user-supplied Windows 98SE/2000/XP PC with USB
U5–U9, U13
6
U10
1
U11
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Proceedure
Do not turn on the power until all connections are
made.
1) Verify jumper J1 on the CMODUSB board is con-
nected to pins 2-3. This process sets the logic sup-
ply to 3.3V.
2) Verify the following MAX6960 EV kit jumpers are in
the default positions:
JU1: (2-3)
JU10: (2-3)
JU2: (2-3)
JU11: (2-3)
JU3: (1-2)
JU12: (Open)
JU4: (2-3)
JU13: (1-2)
JU5: (2-3)
JU6: (1-2)
JU7: (2-3)
JU8: (2-3)
JU9: (1-2)
JU14: (1 only)
JU15: (1-2)
JU16: (1-2)
JU15: (1 only)
U12
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Component Suppliers
SUPPLIER
Lumex, Inc.
Panasonic
Sumida USA
TDK
PHONE
800-278-5666
714-373-7366
847-545-6700
847-803-6100
WEBSITE
www.lumex.com
www.panasonic.com
www.sumida.com
www.component.tdk.com
Note:
Indicate you are using the MAX6960 when contacting
these component suppliers.
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MAX6960 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
3) Connect the MAX6960 EV kit’s 40-pin female con-
nector (J1) to the CMODUSB board’s 40-pin male
connector (P4).
4) Install the MAX6960 evaluation software on your com-
puter by running the INSTALL.EXE program on the
installation CD-ROM. It is highly recommended to use
the default installation path. If you desire to modify
the default path, do not use a depth of more than two
subdirectories. The program files are copied and
icons are created for them in the Windows
Start
menu |
Programs
|
Maxim MAX6960 Evaluation Kit.
5) Connect the 5V power supply between the MAX6960
EV kit’s +5V and GND pads.Turn on the 5V power sup-
ply. Do not connect the USB cable before this step.
6) Connect the included USB cable from the PC to the
CMODUSB board. A
Building Driver Database
win-
dow pops up in addition to a
New Hardware Found
message. If you do not see any window that is similar
to the one described above after 30 seconds, remove
the USB cable from the CMODUSB board and recon-
nect it again. Administrator privileges are required to
install the USB device driver on Windows 2000 and
XP. Refer to the document Troubleshooting USB.PDF
included with the software for more information.
7) Follow the directions of the
Add New Hardware
Wizard
to install the USB device driver. Choose the
Search for the best driver for your device
option.
Specify the location of the device driver to be
C:\Program Files\MAX6960
using the
Browse
button.
8) Start the MAX6960 EV kit software by opening its
icon in the Windows
Start
menu |
Programs
|
Maxim
MAX6960 Evaluation Kit.
If the 16-color demo mode
is visible, then quick start is complete.
Evaluate: MAX6960
Loading Scripts (Optional)
1) Press the
Load 8-bit Write Script
button on the
8
and 16-bit addr modes tab.
2) Load the script file
1bit_step1_box.cm2
located in
the
C:\Program Files\MAX6960
directory.
3) Press the
Run 8-bit Write Script (16bytes)
button in
the
8-bit Write Script
window.
4) Press the
Load Next Script
button and load the
script file
1bit_step2_box.cm2
located in the
C:\Program Files\MAX6960
directory.
5) Press the Run
8-bit Write Script (16bytes)
button in
the
8-bit Write Script
window.
Detailed Description of Software
The evaluation software’s main window shown in Figure
1 displays tabs for 8-bit, 16-bit, and 24-bit addressing
modes as well as individual tabs for each register in the
MAX6960’s register address map (0x00 through 0x0F).
Table 1 describes the controls that are always present
on the evaluation software’s main window.
The
8 and 16-bit addr modes tab,
shown in Figure 1,
allows the user to execute 8-bit and 16-bit address mode
operations. The 8-bit address mode is the quickest
method of updating a plane of display memory in the
MAX6960 and is write only. During the 8-bit address
Table 1. MAX6960 EV Kit Software Main Window Control Descriptions
CONTROL
DESCRIPTION
Allows the user to select the active register tab.
Shows the CMODUSB debugging tools.
Gives access to the Helpfile and the About box.
Automatically sets the global driver devices and the global driver rows registers of the master
MAX6960 to the correct values when cascading boards.
Resets all the registers to the software reset settings.
For example:
• 2-bits/pixel bicolor mode
→
Register 0x0D = 0xC1
• 4 driver devices (N-1)
→
Register 0x0E = 0x03
• 2 driver rows (N-1)
→
Register 0x0F = 0x01
Resets all the registers to the IC power-on reset (POR) settings shown in the MAX6960 data
sheet.
Displays the CMODUSB connection status. CMOD___ means that it supports both the
CMODUSB or CMOD232 boards.
Exits the program.
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Figure 1. MAX6960 Evaluation Software Main Window
mode, data is written to the display memory using indi-
rection through the global display indirect address regis-
ter. This display indirect address is autoincremented
after each 8-bit write to allow continuous image data
dumps into the plane of display memory in the MAX6960.
The 16-bit address mode is capable of reading or writ-
ing command/data bytes to the MAX6960’s registers. A
16-bit write can be global (updates all MAX6960s with
the same data) or local (only one MAX6960). A 16-bit
read always uses indirection through the global driver
indirect address register to select only one MAX6960.
Refer to the
Register Addressing Modes
section of the
MAX6960 data sheet for additional information.
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The
24-bit addr modes (1 bit/pixel)
tab shown in
Figure 2, and the
24-bit addr modes (2 bit/pixel)
tab
shown in Figure 3, allow the user to execute 24-bit
address mode operations. A 24-bit operation is always
a direct read or write of address/data to the MAX6960’s
display memory because the memory address is
included in the 24-bit operation. Refer to the
Register
Addressing Modes
section of the MAX6960 data sheet
for additional information.
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Figure 2. 24-Bit Addressing Modes (1 Bit/Pixel) Tab
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