Quantum QTM300CA - Manual (Page 2)

To begin using the board right away
1. Connect the QTM300CA to a PC using the serial cable (included). Make sure the
serial port is not being used by any other application or driver.
2. Connect the QTM300CA to the target board’s 10-pin IDC cloning header; the
stripe of the cable connects to the pin marked with a white square.
3. Run QT3View on the PC.
4. Power up the target board and the QTM300CA.
QT3View will communicate with the QTM300CA and determine the specific QT3xx
variant installed on the target board. The appropriate tab for the detected part will
appear on top.
To show the current Setups in the chip, click the [ Sensor | Download from Chip ]
button (see page 5); the Setups on the tab will be updated with what is in the chip.
It is now possible to change the Setups from the PC using the selector boxes. The new
Setups become effective as soon as you make the change and will operate the next
time you power up the chip in its normal operating mode.
When you are done making changes, unplug the cloning cable and reset the QT3xx
chip to cause it to recalibrate and run properly.
Note: The cloning adapter is tolerant of power sequencing; it does not matter whether
the cloning adapter or target is powered up or switched off first.
Quick Start
PC mode is entered automatically when a PC running QT3View software is connected
to the QTM300CA. If a PC is not connected or running QT3View, the board defaults to
Stand-alone mode.
Use PC mode for development, and Stand-alone mode for production.
Which mode?
The QTM300CA can operate in two basic modes:
- PC-driven mode
- Stand-alone mode
In PC-driven mode, you can -
a. Load Setup information into it for all three part types for use in stand-alone mode,
from a PC running QT3View.
b. Communicate directly from the PC to the QT3xx part without disturbing the
contents of the QTM300CA.
c. Read back the Setups of any QT3xx device to your PC.
d. View actual signal data on-screen in real time (QT300 only).
e. Store many Setups files to disk, and program your devices from them.
In Stand-alone mode, you can -
a. Auto-select which device (QT300 or other) will be cloned.
b. Load Setups information stored in the QTM300CA to a QT3xx device, for example
in a production setting.
Overview
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