FDI uEZ GUI Series Quick start guide

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uEZGUIQuickStartGuide
Covers the following products:
uEZGUI-2478-70WVE
uEZGUI-1788-70WVE
Not Recommended for New Designs
Use uEZGUI-1788-70WVT as a replacement
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Copyright©2011,FutureDesigns,Inc.,AllRightsReserved,Rev1.0
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1. Introduction
TheuEZGUIisoptimizedtosavedevelopmenttimeintypicalembeddedcontrolapplications.TheuEZGUIispackaged
severaldifferentways.Regardlessofthehardwareconfiguration,thesoftwareallworksthesame.Anoptionalboard,
uEZGUI7EXP,isavailableseparatelyandincludesexpansionconnectorsforaddedflexibilityandarangeof
hardware
options.
Thisproductisnotrecommendedfornewdesigns;thereplacementforboththe2478and17887.0”WVEversionsis
thenewuEZGUI178870WVT.Seelinksbelowformoreinformation.
http://www.teamfdi.com/products/uEZGUI247870WVE/PCN/uEZGUI70_PCN.zip
http://www.teamfdi.com/developmenttoolskits/products/1/uEZGUI178870WVT
2. KitContents
uEZGUI247870WVEoruEZGUI178870WVETouchScreenKitwithLCD
SeggerMiniJTAGDebuggerandUSBCable
FDIJTAGAdapterBoard
2GBMicroSDcard
StylusforTouchScreen
QuickStartGuide
DownloadLinkforRowleyCrossworksIDE
3. StartupProcedure
TheuEZGUIkitcomeswithapreinstalled2GBmicroSDcardthatcontainsfilesrequiredfortheslideshowtorun.
Italsocontainsusers’manuals,schematics,anddocumentationfor theproduct.
PowerissuppliedviaaUSBcableandpowersupplyprovidedinthekit.Connect theUSBcabletotheminiBUSB
connectorlabeled5V1Amininputonly.
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Thefollowingscreensshouldappearoncepowerhasbeenappliedtothekit:
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Atthispointtheunitisreadyforsoftwaredemonstrationsanduseroperation.
TheuEZGUIwillappearasaUSBFlashDrivetothePC,thusallowingtheusertoreadandwritefilesdirectlytothe
MicroSDcard.
4. DemonstrationSoftwareMainMenu
TheDemonstrationSoftwarehasthefollowingoptions:
Slideshow
SelectingtheslideshowiconwillcausetheMicroSDcardtoberead.Thisdemonstrationallowstheusertoselect
betweenseveralexampleslideshowoptionssuchas“IntroductiontouEZGUI”,“DemonstrationPictures”,“FDI
Overview”,“StrategicPartners”,etc.Selecttheplaybutton
tobegintheautomatedslideshowormanually“drag”a
stylusorfingeratleasthalfwayacrossthescreen.Afterapproximately30seconds ofinactivitytheslideshowwill
begintoautoscroll.Theusercanregainmanualcontr olatanytimeby“dragging”forwardorbackwardstothenext
slide.
Clickonthe“X“toreturntothemainmenu.
Settingupaslideshow:
TheSlideshowdemonstrationloadsandscrollsbetweenimagesprovidedonamicroSDcard.Imagesmustbein24
bituncompressedTarga(.T GA)format.AdobePhotoshopandmanyothergraphicsprogramscansaveimagesinthis
format.Theimagesmustbe800x480and11.11”x6.67”insizeandusethefilenamesWVSLIDExx.TGAwherexxis00
thru99.(i.e.WVSLID01.tga,WVSLID02.tga,etc)
Underthe“Apps”Iconarethefollowing programs:
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Accelerometer
Selectingthisicondemonstratestheaccelerometerfeaturebymovingasimulatedballacrossthescreenasthe
CARRIERboardistiltedalongtheXandYaxis.Toreturntothemainmenutouchtheexiticon.
TimeandDate
Thisfeaturedisplaysthecurrenttimeand
datefromtheexternalRealTimeClock(RTC).Touch“Time”toadvanceto
the“SetTime”screenortouch“Date”toadvancetothe“SetDate”screenandsetorupdatethedateasnecessary.
Tochangethetimeordatesimply clickonthesectionyouwanttochange
andincreaseordecreaseusingtheupand
downindicators.Oncetime/datearesetanonboardsupercapwillbackupthedataforseveraldays(typically)if the
unitispoweredoff.Toreturntothemainmenutouchtheexiticon.
Temperature
Selectingthisicondisplaysthe
temperaturefromanLM75temperaturesensor.ToselectbetweenCelsiusand
Fahrenheitclickthe“C’or“F”tochange.Verifythatavalidtemperatureisdisplayed.Toreturntothemainmenu
touchtheexiticon.
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Communications
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ThisoptionisinactiveinthebasickitandisonlyvalidonuEZGUI247870WVEwiththeoptionalExpansionBoard
addedforEthernetcommunications.
SettingsICON
CalibrateusethisfeaturetocalibratetheLCDforthefirsttimeorifthecalibrationsettingsneedtobeupdated.
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unctionalTestastepbysteptestofthefollowingparameters:
RealTimeClock
Speakertest
LCDcolortest
SDRAMsizetest
Temperature
EEPROMtest
NORFlashMemorytest
Draw
Averysimpleartprogramisprovided.Usethetouchscreentodraw
linesintheboxtotheright.ClickingonColor
allowsthecolortobechangedbetweenvariousoptions.Hintuseblacktoerase.Savestoresthegraphicimageas
thefileIMAGE.RAWontheMicroSDcard.LoadrecallsthesavedgraphicimagefromtheMicroSD card.
AdditionalDocumentationandSoftwareUpdates
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CompleteUsersManuals,Schematics,anddocumentationareavailableontheMicroSDcardprovidedwiththeuEZGUI
Kitandarealsoavailablefromthefollowingwebsites(pleaserefertothewebsitesforthelatestupdates):
FutureDesignsSupportPage‐www.teamfdi.com/uEZGUI
uEZSourceCode‐https://sourceforge.net/projects/uez/
SeggerMiniJTAGDebugger‐http://www.segger.com/cms/jlink-software.html
RowleyCrossworksIDEdownloadfor30dayevaluation‐http://www.rowley.co.uk
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