FDI uEZ GUI Series User manual

uEZGUIQuickStartGuide
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,FutureDesigns,Inc.,AllRightsReserved,Rev1.0
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1. Introduction
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TheuEZGUIisoptimizedtosavedevelopmenttimeintypicalembeddedcontrolapplications.TheuEZGUIispackaged
severaldifferentways.Regardlessofthehardwareconfiguration,thesoftwareallworksthesame.Anoptionalboard,
uEZGUI7‐EXP,isavailableseparatelyandincludesexpansionconnectorsforaddedflexibilityandarangeofhardware
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Thisproductisnotrecommendedfornewdesigns;thereplacementforboththe2478and17887.0”–WVEversionsis
thenewuEZGUI‐1788‐70WVT.Seelinksbelowformoreinformation.
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http://www.teamfdi.com/products/uEZGUI‐2478‐70WVE/PCN/uEZGUI‐70_PCN.zip
http://www.teamfdi.com/development‐tools‐kits/products/1/uEZGUI‐1788‐70WVT
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2. KitContents
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uEZGUI‐2478‐70WVEoruEZGUI‐1788‐70WVETouchScreenKitwithLCD
SeggerMini‐JTAGDebuggerandUSBCable
FDIJTAGAdapterBoard
2GBMicroSDcard
StylusforTouchScreen
QuickStartGuide
DownloadLinkforRowleyCrossworksIDE
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3. StartupProcedure
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TheuEZGUIkitcomeswithapre‐installed2GBmicroSDcardthatcontainsfilesrequiredfortheslideshowtorun.
Italsocontainsusers’manuals,schematics,anddocumentationfortheproduct.
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PowerissuppliedviaaUSBcableandpowersupplyprovidedinthekit.ConnecttheUSBcabletotheminiBUSB
connectorlabeled5V1Amininputonly.
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Thefollowingscreensshouldappearoncepowerhasbeenappliedtothekit:
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Atthispointtheunitisreadyforsoftwaredemonstrationsanduseroperation.
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TheuEZGUIwillappearasaUSBFlashDrivetothePC,thusallowingtheusertoreadandwritefilesdirectlytothe
MicroSDcard.
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4. DemonstrationSoftwareMainMenu
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TheDemonstrationSoftwarehasthefollowingoptions:
Slideshow
SelectingtheslideshowiconwillcausetheMicroSDcardtoberead.Thisdemonstrationallowstheusertoselect
betweenseveralexampleslideshowoptionssuchas“IntroductiontouEZGUI”,“DemonstrationPictures”,“FDI
Overview”,“StrategicPartners”,etc.Selecttheplaybuttontobegintheautomatedslideshowormanually“drag”a
stylusorfingeratleasthalfwayacrossthescreen.Afterapproximately30secondsofinactivitytheslideshowwill
begintoautoscroll.Theusercanregainmanualcontrolatanytimeby“dragging”forwardorbackwardstothenext
slide.Clickonthe“X“toreturntothemainmenu.
Settingupaslideshow:
TheSlideshowdemonstrationloadsandscrollsbetweenimagesprovidedonamicroSDcard.Imagesmustbein24
bituncompressedTarga(.TGA)format.AdobePhotoshopandmanyothergraphicsprogramscansaveimagesinthis
format.Theimagesmustbe800x480and11.11”x6.67”insizeandusethefilenamesWVSLIDExx.TGAwherexxis00
thru99.(i.e.WVSLID01.tga,WVSLID02.tga,etc)
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Underthe“Apps”Iconarethefollowingprograms:
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Accelerometer
Selectingthisicondemonstratestheaccelerometerfeaturebymovingasimulatedballacrossthescreenasthe
CARRIERboardistiltedalongtheXandYaxis.Toreturntothemainmenutouchtheexiticon.
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TimeandDate
ThisfeaturedisplaysthecurrenttimeanddatefromtheexternalRealTimeClock(RTC).Touch“Time”toadvanceto
the“SetTime”screenortouch“Date”toadvancetothe“SetDate”screenandsetorupdatethedateasnecessary.
Tochangethetimeordatesimplyclickonthesectionyouwanttochangeandincreaseordecreaseusingtheupand
downindicators.Oncetime/datearesetanon‐boardsupercapwillback‐upthedataforseveraldays(typically)ifthe
unitispoweredoff.Toreturntothemainmenutouchtheexiticon.
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Temperature
SelectingthisicondisplaysthetemperaturefromanLM75temperaturesensor.ToselectbetweenCelsiusand
Fahrenheitclickthe“C’or“F”tochange.Verifythatavalidtemperatureisdisplayed.Toreturntothemainmenu
touchtheexiticon.
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Exitthe“Apps”Icontothemainscreenarethefollowingprograms
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Communications
ThisoptionisinactiveinthebasickitandisonlyvalidonuEZGUI‐2478‐70WVEwiththeoptionalExpansionBoard
addedforEthernetcommunications.
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CalibrateusethisfeaturetocalibratetheLCDforthefirsttimeorifthecalibrationsettingsneedtobeupdated.
FunctionalTestastepbysteptestofthefollowingparameters:
RealTimeClock
Speakertest
LCDcolortest
SDRAMsizetest
Temperature
EEPROMtest
NORFlashMemorytest
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Draw
Averysimpleartprogramisprovided.Usethetouchscreentodrawlinesintheboxtotheright.ClickingonColor
allowsthecolortobechangedbetweenvariousoptions.Hint–useblacktoerase.Savestoresthegraphicimageas
thefileIMAGE.RAWontheMicroSDcard.LoadrecallsthesavedgraphicimagefromtheMicroSDcard.
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AdditionalDocumentationandSoftwareUpdates
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CompleteUsersManuals,Schematics,anddocumentationareavailableontheMicroSDcardprovidedwiththeuEZGUI
Kitandarealsoavailablefromthefollowingwebsites(pleaserefertothewebsitesforthelatestupdates):
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FutureDesignsSupportPage‐www.teamfdi.com/uEZGUI
uEZSourceCode‐https://sourceforge.net/projects/uez/
SeggerMini‐JTAGDebugger‐http://www.segger.com/cms/jlink-software.html
RowleyCrossworksIDEdownloadfor30‐dayevaluation‐http://www.rowley.co.uk