SBOU293D November   2022  – January 2024

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Overview
    1. 1.1 OPTEVM Kit Contents
    2. 1.2 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
  5. 2OPTEVM Hardware Overview
  6. 3OPTEVM Software
    1. 3.1 Hardware Requirements
    2. 3.2 Software Installation
    3. 3.3 Typical OPTEVM Hardware Setup
    4. 3.4 Launching the OPT300x/4xxxEVM Software
    5. 3.5 OPTEVM Software Operation
      1. 3.5.1 Getting Started
      2. 3.5.2 Feature Descriptions
        1. 3.5.2.1 Lux Plot
        2. 3.5.2.2 Mean, Std, and the Blue Slider
    6. 3.6 Controls
      1. 3.6.1 Capture Controls
        1. 3.6.1.1 Start Capture and Stop Capture
        2. 3.6.1.2 Display Sample Count
        3. 3.6.1.3 Save to File
      2. 3.6.2 Device Controls
        1. 3.6.2.1 Mode Select
        2. 3.6.2.2 Conversion Time
      3. 3.6.3 Operation Controls
        1. 3.6.3.1 Operation Select
        2. 3.6.3.2 Measurement/Capture Trigger
        3. 3.6.3.3 Oneshot Time (μs)
    7. 3.7 OPTxxxDTSEVM Variants
      1. 3.7.1 OPT4048DTSEVM
        1. 3.7.1.1 OPT4048DTSEVM CIE XY Window
        2. 3.7.1.2 OPT4048DTSEVM Lux Live Window
        3. 3.7.1.3 OPT4048DTSEVM Channel Live Window
      2. 3.7.2 OPT4060DTSEVM
        1. 3.7.2.1 OPT4060DTSEVM Channel Live Window
        2. 3.7.2.2 OPT4060DTSEVM Lux Live Window
    8. 3.8 Scripts Window
      1. 3.8.1 Additional Features of the Scripts Window
        1. 3.8.1.1 Hidden IDE Window
        2. 3.8.1.2 devInit.py
        3. 3.8.1.3 04-launchGUI.py
      2. 3.8.2 Overview of Device Registers: OPT4xxx Devices
  7. 4Schematic, PCB Layout, and Bill of Materials
    1. 4.1 Coupon Board
      1. 4.1.1 Schematic
      2. 4.1.2 PCB Layout DTS Package
      3. 4.1.3 Bill of Materials (BOM)
    2. 4.2 Motherboard
      1. 4.2.1 Schematic
      2. 4.2.2 PCB Layout
      3. 4.2.3 Bill of Materials
  8. 5Troubleshooting
    1. 5.1 Microsoft Windows 7 Manual Driver Installation
  9. 6Revision History

1.2 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments

The following documents provide information regarding Texas Instruments' integrated circuits used in the assembly of the OPTEVM. This user's guide is available from the TI web site under literature number SBOU293. Any letter appended to the literature number corresponds to the document revision that is current at the time of the writing of this document. The latest revision can be found by clicking the link and is also available from the TI web site, the Texas Instruments' Literature Response Center at (800) 477-8924, and the Product Information Center at (972) 644-5580. When ordering, identify the document by both title and literature number.