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

3.5.1 Getting Started

To quickly start using the device, click the Operation Select on the drop-down menu and select Continuous to bring the device out of power-down mode. Then click Start Capture to begin data capture. The green LED on the motherboard turns off. Lux data appears above the lux plot as shown. The plot also starts to populate with the device lux readings.

GUID-04EF4F75-5551-48CF-B6EF-1C8C61DC99D4-low.png Figure 3-13 GUI Capture Running (single channel)
GUID-1A7334C1-164D-4942-B52E-BDF75581BC14-low.png Figure 3-14 GUI Capture Running (dual channel)

If the GUI is not responsive, then check the other Latte scripts window, which is minimized by default. If the message Operation I2C Register Read for command [REGRx01] Failed. is displayed, then this means that the light sensor IC or the OPTCB board is not detected by the motherboard. Verify the OPTCB board is plugged in and properly oriented.