System Controller

VMK180 Evaluation Board User Guide (UG1411)
Document ID
UG1411
Release Date
2023-06-09
Revision
1.2 English

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The VMK180 board includes an onboard System Controller. A host PC resident system controller board user interface application is provided on the VMK180 evaluation board website. This board user interface application enables the query and control of select programmable features such as clocks, FMC functionality, and power system parameters. The VMK180 website also includes a tutorial on the board user interface application and board setup instructions.

A brief summary of these instructions is provided here.

  1. Ensure the Silicon Labs VCP USB-UART drivers are installed. See the Silicon Labs CP210x USB-to-UART Installation Guide (UG1033).
  2. Download the board user interface host PC application from the VMK180 evaluation board website.
  3. Connect a USB cable to VMK180 USB-UART USB-C connector (J207).
  4. Power-cycle the VMK180.
  5. Launch the board user interface application.

The board user interface application UI is shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. System Controller User Interface

On first use of the SCUI, select FMC > Set VADJ > Boot-up tab and click USE FMC EEPROM Voltage. The SCUI buttons gray out during command execution and return to their original appearance when ready to accept a new command.

See the VMK180 Software Install and VMK180 Board Setup Tutorial (XTP629) and the System Controller Tutorial (XTP628) (which includes instructions for changing VMK180 clocks) for more information on installing and using the system controller UI.