MAX86160 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX86160
General Description
The MAX86160 evaluation kit (MAX86160EVSYS#) provides
a proven design to evaluate the MAX86160 integrated
heart-rate monitor sensor module. The EV kit consist of
two boards. IFC6410 is the main board and MAX86160
Breakout EV kit is the daughter board that includes the
MAX86160. The EV kit is powered using an external
5V/3A power supply to the IFC6410, and +1.8V through
an LDO for the sensor and +5.0V for the internal LEDs of
the MAX86160.
The EV kit comes with a MAX86160EFN+ installed in an
18-pin OLGA package.
Quick Start
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MAX86160 EV Kit (MAX86160 Breakout EV kit,
IFC6410, 5V/3A power adapter and micro-USB cable
included)
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Windows PC
Procedure
1)
The EV kit is fully assembled and tested. Follow the steps
below to verify board operation:
Visit
www.maximintegrated.com/evkit-software
to
download the most recent version of the EV kit software,
SetupPPG_EvKit_max86160_x.x.zip.
Save the EV kit
software to a temporary folder and uncompress the ZIP
file.
Open
SetupPPG_EvKit_max86160_x.x.msi
and follow
the instructions from the pop-up windows as shown in
Figure 1, Figure 2,
and
Figure 3.
Connect the MAX86160 Breakout EV Kit (J4 and J5)
to IFC6410 main board (P1 and P3), as shown in
Figure 4.
Power up the boards by connecting the 5V/3A power
supply adapter to the IFC6410 (J4) and wall socket.
Connect the micro-USB cable from the PC to the EV
kit board through J3.
Install the ADB drivers for IFC6410. Drivers can be
found in the installed folder of Maxim SensorStudio,
..\Maxim Integrated\SensorStudio5\USB_drivers
Open SensorStudio5 and verify that the EV kit is
connected by observing the status bar at the lower-
left corner of the GUI, as shown in
Figure 5.
If
“Disconnected” is shown, please double-check the
board’s power supply, USB connection, and press
“Refresh” to try.
From the top menu, choose
View
and then click on
“PPG_EvKit”. The MAX86160 PPG evaluation page
will then appear, as shown in
Figure 6.
Pressing the
Start Monitoring
button with the AGC
box checked will start the PPG evaluation. LED
current will automatically be adjusted by the driver.
Features
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Real-Time Monitoring
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Data-Logging Capabilities
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Fully Assembled and Tested
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Windows
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7, and Windows 8/8.1-Compatible
Software
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Ordering Information
appears at end of data sheet.
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Windows is a registered trademark and registered service mark
of Microsoft Corporation.
10) Place the test subject on top of the MAX86160 (U1) of
the MAX86160 Breakout EV Kit and observe the PPG
graphs. See
Figure 7.
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