SLVUC46D March   2021  – November 2023

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Overview
      1. 1.1.1 Purpose and Scope
  5. 2Evaluation Hardware Overview
    1. 2.1 Connections Overview
    2. 2.2 Connection Details
      1. 2.2.1 Common Connectors and Headers Across all EVM Variants
      2. 2.2.2 MCU Reset and User Button
      3. 2.2.3 Communication Interfaces
      4. 2.2.4 Supply Input
      5. 2.2.5 Current Limit Header (RIPROPI)
      6. 2.2.6 Device Signal and Control Header
      7. 2.2.7 Device Signal Test Points
    3. 2.3 LED Indicators
    4. 2.4 Headers and Connectors (Hardware Device Variant)
    5. 2.5 Headers and Connectors (SPI variant)
  6. 3EVM GUI Control Application
    1. 3.1 MSP430 FET Drivers
    2. 3.2 Cloud-based GUI
    3. 3.3 Local Installation
  7. 4EVM GUI Operation
    1. 4.1 Hardware Setup
    2. 4.2 Launching the DRV824x_DRV814x-Q1EVM GUI Application
    3. 4.3 Using the DRV824x_DRV814x-Q1EVM GUI Application
      1. 4.3.1 Register Map Page (SPI Device Variant)
      2. 4.3.2 Driver Control Page (SPI Device Variant)
      3. 4.3.3 Driver Control Page (HW Device Variant)
      4. 4.3.4 Updating Firmware
  8. 5Revision History

3.1 MSP430 FET Drivers

The MSP430 FET Drivers are required for the operating system to properly enumerate the JTAG and UART ports created by the EZFET_LITE. The latest drivers can be found here: MSP430 FET Drivers

Download the driver package corresponding to your operating system, extract the archive, and run the installer.

In Windows®, two new ports must be enumerated when the EVM is connected Figure 3-1:


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Figure 3-1 MSP430 EZFET_LITE Enumerated USB Ports

Successful installation also shows Texas Instruments as the driver publisher (Figure 3-2):


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Figure 3-2 MSP Application UART Driver Properties