DLPU102B December   2020  – July 2022

 

  1.   Read This First
    1.     Trademarks
    2.     About This Guide
    3.     Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
    4.     If You Need Assistance
  2. 1DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM Overview
    1. 1.1 Welcome
    2. 1.2 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Evaluation Module (EVM) Hardware
    3. 1.3 EVM Board
    4. 1.4 Other Items Needed for Operation
    5. 1.5 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Connections
      1. 1.5.1 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 LED Enable and PWM Outputs
      2. 1.5.2 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Trigger Input and Output Voltage Selectors
    6. 1.6 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM Flex Cable
    7. 1.7 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM and DMD EVM Assembly
  3. 2Quick Start
    1. 2.1 Power-up the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM
    2. 2.2 Creating A Simple Pattern Sequence
  4. 3Operating the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM
    1. 3.1  DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Control Software
    2. 3.2  PC Software
    3. 3.3  System Common Controls
      1. 3.3.1 Operating Mode
      2. 3.3.2 Connected DMD Type
      3. 3.3.3 EVM Information
      4. 3.3.4 Status
    4. 3.4  System Settings
    5. 3.5  Video Mode
      1. 3.5.1 Video Support
    6. 3.6  Pattern Modes
      1. 3.6.1 Menu Bar
      2. 3.6.2 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Pattern On-The-Fly Mode
      3. 3.6.3 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Pre-Stored Pattern Mode
      4. 3.6.4 Reordering a Pattern Sequence using the Edit LUT Feature
        1. 3.6.4.1 Special Considerations for Input Triggers when using the Edit LUT Feature
      5. 3.6.5 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Video Pattern Mode
      6. 3.6.6 Creating a Pattern Sequence With DMD Block Load
      7. 3.6.7 Pattern Settings
    7. 3.7  Batch Files
      1. 3.7.1 Execute Batch File
      2. 3.7.2 Creating and Saving Batch Files
        1. 3.7.2.1 Creating and Saving a Batch File Using the GUI
        2. 3.7.2.2 Creating a Batch File Using a Text Editor
      3. 3.7.3 Loading a Batch File
      4. 3.7.4 Adding a Batch File to the Firmware
    8. 3.8  Peripherals
    9. 3.9  Firmware
      1. 3.9.1 Adding or Removing Patterns from the Firmware
        1. 3.9.1.1 Deleting Images
        2. 3.9.1.2 Adding Images
        3. 3.9.1.3 Adding Both Images and Batch Files
    10. 3.10 Flash Device Parameters
    11. 3.11 JTAG Flash Programming
    12. 3.12 Intel (Altera) FPGA Programming
  5. 4Connectors
    1. 4.1 Input Trigger Connectors
    2. 4.2 Output Trigger Connectors
    3. 4.3 DLPC900 UART Headers
    4. 4.4 DLPC900 I2C Port 0
    5. 4.5 DLPC900 I2C Port 1
    6. 4.6 DLPC900 I2C Port 2
    7. 4.7 JTAG Boundary Scan
    8. 4.8 GPIO and PWM
    9. 4.9 Power
  6. 5Power Supply Requirements
    1. 5.1 External Power Supply Requirements
  7. 6Safety
    1. 6.1 Caution Labels
  8. 7Revision History

2.1 Power-up the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM

The DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM is ready to use, out of the box, after assembling with one of the supported DMD EVMs. Steps 1 through 6 show how to power, display an image, and connect the EVM to a PC.

  1. Connect a 12-V DC power supply to the power supply connector J20 in Figure 2-3.
  2. LEDs — D5, D11, and D12 light up green to indicate configuration and power is normal.
  3. LEDs — D7 and D9 toggle on and off, indicating the DLPC900 controllers are operating normally.
  4. After 5 seconds, the two DLPC900 devices start sending a built-in rotating pattern sequence of images to the DMD for display on the DMD.
  5. Connect a USB cable from a PC to connector J8 on the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM, as seen in Figure 2-3. The first time the cable is connected on a PC, the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM enumerates as a USB composite device with human-interface device (HID) class. No drivers are required since these are natively handled by all operating systems.
  6. The DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM can be controlled with the free GUI software and firmware versions available for download from DLPLCRC900DEVM.
    Note:

    Be sure to install DLP LightCrafter GUI software version 5.0 and firmware 6.0 or newer. Operating the DLP LightCrafter Single DLPC900 EVM with prior revisions of the GUI may render the EVM inoperable.

    Note:

    The DLPC900 does not have a dedicated INIT_DONE signal output to indicate that it has completed its power-up initialization and is ready to accept commands. The user may configure one of the nine GPIOs available as an INIT_DONE signal output simply by adding the GPIO configuration into a default batch file that is executed at power-up. A 10-kΩ pull-down resistor must be connected to the GPIO to be used.

    The following is an example of adding the configuration for GPIO_08 to a batch file, where GPIO_08 is configured as an output and the signal is set high. When this command is added to the top of the batch file, the GPIO output goes high in approximately 800 ms from the time POSENSE goes high.

    GPIO_CONFIG: 0x8 0x3