Maxim Integrated 71M6533-DB - Manual (Page 13)

71M6533- DB Demo Board User’s Manual
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1.8 USING THE DEMO BOARD
The 71M6533-DB Demo Board is a ready-to-use meter prepared for use with external current transformers
(CTs).
Using the Demo Board involves communicating with the Demo Code via the command line interface (CLI). The
CLI allows all sorts of manipulations to the metering parameters, access to the EEPROM, initiation of auto-cal
sequences, selection of the displayed parameters, changing calibration factors and many more operations.
Before evaluating the 71M6533 on the Demo Board, users should get familiar with the commands and
responses of the CLI. A complete description of the CLI is provided in section 1.8.1.
1.8.1 SERIAL COMMAND LANGUAGE
The Demo Code residing in the flash memory of the 71M6533 provides a convenient way of examining and
modifying key meter parameters. Once the Demo Board is connected to a PC or terminal per the instructions
given in Section Error! Reference source not found. and 1.7.4
, typing ‘ ? ’ will bring up the list of commands
shown in Figure 1-5.
Figure 1-5: Command Line Help Display
The tables in this chapter describe the commands in detail.