Texas Instruments LP5012EVM Operation & User’s Manual

Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide User's Guide SNVU650–May 2019 LP5012EVM User's Guide This user’s guide describes the characteristics, setup, and use of the LP5012EVM evaluation module (EVM). The LP5012EVM helps the user evaluate the features of the Texas Instrumen ...

www.ti.com 2 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide 1 What You Get The LP5012EVM kit (Figure 1) contains: • USB2ANY – Ribbon cable – USB cable • LP5012EVM Figure 1. LP5012EVM Kit ...

3 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide Figure 2 shows the key connectors used to operate LP5012EVM. Figure 2. LP5012EVM Key Connectors Table 1. LP5012EVM Parameters PARAMETER RANGE VCC 3 V–5.5 V VLED 3 V–5.5 V VMCU 1.8 V, 3.3 V, 5 V Channel curren ...

www.ti.com 4 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide 2 What You Need In Addition A PC on which to install the LP50EVM GUI (click here to download software) DC supply 3 How to Get Started 3.1 Hardware Setup Figure 3 shows the hardware setup of the LP501 ...

5 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide Figure 4. LP5012EVM USB Cable Direction 3.2 Software Installation Download the GUI software from the product folder. After downloading, install the LP50EVM GUI on the PC. A shortcut to the GUI will be found ...

www.ti.com 6 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide Figure 5. LP50 Family GUI Home Page Figure 6. Landing Page of LP5012EVM GUI ...

7 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide 3.3 GUI Function Click the Quick Start button in the lower-right corner. The GUI displays a detailed LED control panel as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7. LED Control Panel ...

www.ti.com 8 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide 3.3.1 Connection Status Before using the GUI, make sure the connection status indicator at the bottom left corner is green, which means the USB2ANY is connected to the computer successfully. If the status i ...

9 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide 3.3.2 GUI Functions 3.3.2.1 Global Setting When all the LED outputs are inactive, the LP50xx device is able to enter power-save mode automatically, thus lowering idle-current consumption down to 10 μA (typ ...

www.ti.com 10 SNVU650–May 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated LP5012EVM User's Guide 3.3.2.2 RGB LED Color and Intensity Control Each output channel has its own individual 8-bit color-setting register (OUTx_COLOR). The device allows every RGB LED module to achieve > 16 million (256 × 256 ...