MAX6951EVKIT MAXIM [Maxim Integrated Products], MAX6951EVKIT Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: MAX6951EVKIT
• Description: MAX6951 Evaluation Kit
• Manufacturer: MAXIM [Maxim Integrated Products]

Figure 1. Main Panel for MAX6951 EV Kit
the Digit Scan Limit list box is selected, the number
keys can be used to change values. If one digit is
desired, click on the One Digit button.
The SRAM Data Planes group of radio buttons select
which data plane is displayed on the computer monitor
7-segment digits and is updated when a digit value is
changed. Selecting the Plane P0 radio button displays
the contents of Plane P0 in the MAX6951. The program
keeps track of data written to all registers in the
MAX6951 hardware. Clicking on Plane P1 displays the
contents of Plane P1 written to hardware. Selecting
Plane P0 and P1 displays the contents of Plane P0 by
default. To clear the MAX6951 SRAM Plane registers
P0 and P1, click on the Clear Planes button.
The Digit Hexadecimal Decode checkboxes and but-
tons select which digits are represented in hexadecimal
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Hexadecimal Decode Mode
MAX6951 Evaluation Kit
decode mode. A ✔ in a Digit checkbox indicates that the
digit is in hexadecimal decode mode. A blank Digit
checkbox indicates the digit is in No-decode mode.
Clicking on the All Digits button places all eight digits in
hexadecimal decode mode or clicking on None places
all digits in no-decode mode.
When a digit is in Hexadecimal Decode mode, the digit’s
list box up-down arrows are used to select a value on
the numbered keypad once the digit’s list box has been
selected. To activate a digit’s decimal point, click on the
digit’s decimal point with the mouse or click again to
deactivate the decimal point.
For digits in no-decode mode, use the mouse to click on
the desired segment of the digit’s 7-segment display.
Note that the digit’s list box up-down arrows are dis-
abled. To activate a digit’s decimal point, click on the
digit’s decimal point with the mouse or click again to
deactivate the decimal point. The left-side list box of each
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