4.0Software Installation and Operation

4.1Installation

The CD provided in the LM95235 Evaluation Board Kit contains the SensorEval software used to make the LM95235 Evaluation Board operate with the user’s PC. It is assumed that the user will be using a PC with a Pentium® III or higher processor and Microsoft Windows® XP/2000/98/ME operating system.

The software is installed as follows:

1.Insert the SensorEval CD into the CD drive of the PC. See details in the readme.txt file.

2.The software manual, provided on the CD, may be useful to the user during this process.

3.Follow all of the Installation instructions in the windows as the SensorEval software is installing.

4.The installation process will put an icon on the PC desktop so that the SensorEval program will run when the icon is double-clicked.

4.2 Operation

Follow the following procedure for operation the LM95235 Evaluation Board using the SensorEval software:

1.Run the SensorEval program by either double- clicking on the icon on the desktop or by selecting Start, Program Files, National Semiconductor, SensorEval.

2.Plug in the USB cable on both the PC and the LM95235 Evaluation Board.

Follow the register setup steps given in section 2.0 Quick Start of this User’s Guide. Make sure that you are following the given procedure for the specific evaluation board you are working with.

Refer to the electrical schematic, layout and connector diagrams for proper connections to external remote thermal diodes.

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