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User’s Guide
DLP® EVM GUI Tool User's Guide

ABSTRACT
The DLP® EVM includes a Windows™-based GUI tool used to control the EVM through I2C, SPI, or USB
commands. This document provides instructions on how to get started with the GUI tool to communicate with the
DLP EVM. More information is available on the help pages in the GUI tool.

Table of Contents
1 System Requirements............................................................................................................................................................ 2
2 Software Installation and Driver Installation........................................................................................................................2
3 EVM Selection......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
4 User Interface Overview.........................................................................................................................................................3
5 Connecting to the EVM...........................................................................................................................................................5
6 Updating the Firmware...........................................................................................................................................................6
7 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................................................7
8 Event Logging and Command Logging................................................................................................................................7
8.1 Event Logging.................................................................................................................................................................... 7
8.2 Command Logging.............................................................................................................................................................8
9 Advanced Mode...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
9.1 Connection Page................................................................................................................................................................9
9.2 Scripting Page..................................................................................................................................................................10
9.3 Command Pages..............................................................................................................................................................11

List of Figures
Figure 3-1. EVM Selection Window............................................................................................................................................. 2
Figure 4-1. EVM GUI Tool............................................................................................................................................................3
Figure 5-1. Connection Page.......................................................................................................................................................5
Figure 6-1. Backup Firmware...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 6-2. Update Firmware.......................................................................................................................................................6
Figure 8-1. Event Viewer............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 8-2. Command Log...........................................................................................................................................................8
Figure 9-1. Advanced GUI – Connection Page........................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 9-2. Advanced GUI – Scripting Page..............................................................................................................................10
Figure 9-3. Advanced GUI - Command Pages.......................................................................................................................... 11

List of Tables
Table 1-1. System Requirements.................................................................................................................................................2
Table 4-1. Page Description.........................................................................................................................................................4
Table 7-1. Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................... 7

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1 System Requirements
The minimum recommended system requirements for the DLP EVM GUI tool are shown in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. System Requirements
Description Version
Operation System Windows 10
.Net Framework 4.6.1
Processor 1GHz or faster
RAM 1GB
Disk-space (minimum) 3GB
Internet Connection Required for .Net Framework installation

2 Software Installation and Driver Installation

Download and execute the DLP-EVM-GUI-x.x.x.x-Setup.exe, and follow the instructions to install the GUI. Any
drivers needed to communicate with the EVM are part of the installation.
3 EVM Selection
When you open the EVM GUI for the first time, an EVM selection window appears. After you select an EVM, the
EVM GUI appears with UI controls customized for the selected EVM.

Figure 3-1. EVM Selection Window

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4 User Interface Overview

Figure 4-1. EVM GUI Tool

Figure 4-1 shows the layout of the EVM GUI tool

• The title bar displays the current EVM selection of the GUI. To select a different EVM, go to the EVM
selection page.
• The search bar allows users to search for EVM GUI pages using page names.
• The main navigation menu lets users navigate to the different sections of the EVM GUI. Each section has
one or more pages. Table 2 lists all the sections of the EVM GUI. Not all sections are visible for every EVM.
• The page navigation menu lets users switch between the pages in a section. Table 2 lists all the pages
within each section of the EVM GUI.
• The EVM status bar displays the connection status and the current display mode of the EVM. The
connection status could be one of the following:
– Ready
– Connected, Incompatible EVM
– Connected, Power Off
– Not Connected
• The help buttons in every page shows relevant help content.

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Table 4-1. Page Description

Section Page Sub-page Description
Information EVM Information EVM Information Get the current status of the EVM
Display Patterns and Images Test Patterns Set/Get the Test Pattern display
Splash Images Set the Splash Image display
Video and Color Video Information Switch to External Video display
and get the current display
settings
Color Temperature Set/Get the current Color
Temperature setting
Display Settings Display Settings Set/Get Display Settings
Keystone Correction Set/Get Keystone Settings
IntelliBright™ IntelliBright™ Set/Get IntelliBright™ Settings
(DLP2010/3010/4710LC) LED Current Set/Get LED Current Settings
or DynamicBlack™ Set/Get automatic or manual
DynamicBlack™ DynamicBlack™ settings
(DLP471TP)

Light Control External Patterns Configure and Display External

(Available only for light Patterns
control EVMs: DLPC2010LC, Internal Patterns Pattern Sets, Configure and Display Internal
Patter Set Order, & Patterns with the option to save/
DLPC3010LC, and DLP4710LC)
load pattern data to/from a file
Pattern Control
Splash Patterns Configure and Display Splash
Patterns
Firmware Backup Firmware Backup firmware
Update Firmware Update firmware
Update Flash Image Flash Image, Update and create new firmware
White Point, image
Splash Image,
Startup Option, &
Advanced
Debug Connection Select communication interface
and connect/disconnect to the
EVM
Event Viewer View the event(s) that occurred
Command Log View the command(s) issued with
the option to export the write
command(s) to a batch file
Advanced Switch to Advanced mode GUI

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5 Connecting to the EVM

The EVM GUI automatically detects and connects to the EVM. If the automatic connection fails, the user can
go to the Connection page to connect/disconnect the EVM or change the connection settings. To change the
connection settings, the user needs to disconnect the EVM.

Figure 5-1. Connection Page

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6 Updating the Firmware

To update the firmware, use the following steps:
1. Download the latest flash image for your EVM from TI.com.
2. Go to the Backup Firmware page in the Firmware section of the EVM GUI to create a backup of the existing
firmware as a flash image file.
3. Click the browse button to select the file name and location of the backup flash image file and click the Start
Backup button.
4. After a successful backup, go to the Update Firmware page in the Firmware section of the EVM GUI to
program the latest flash image file.
5. Click the browse button to select the flash image file and then click the Start Update button.

Figure 6-1. Backup Firmware

Figure 6-2. Update Firmware

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7 Troubleshooting
Table 7-1. Troubleshooting
Issue Probable Cause Resolution
Unable to open the EVM GUI Corrupted settings file Find and delete the EVM's settings XML
file (example DLPC2010LC.xml) which is
located at user's AppData\Roaming\Texas
Instruments\DLP EVM GUI folder
External Video does not display or does not Unsupported video resolution Check the External source's resolution and
display correctly make sure it is supported/with-in-range of the
EVM GUI's resolution
GUI does not connect to the DLP471TP EVM The EVM GUI will try to connect to the EVM Select the communication interface and
automatically. However, for the DLP471TP make the connection manually through the
EVM, the user has to connect to the EVM for Connection page in the Debug tab. Once
the first time manually. connected, the GUI will remember the
connection settings and will auto-connect
during startup.
Simple mode for the DLP471TP EVM does Only one application can be connected to the Go to the connection page in the
not work after opening advanced mode DLP471TP EVM at a time advanced mode and click disconnect.
After disconnecting in the advanced mode,
manually connect to the EVM from the Debug
> Connection page in the simple mode.

8 Event Logging and Command Logging

8.1 Event Logging

The Even Viewer page in the Debug section lists the timestamp and description of the event(s) occurred on the
EVM GUI.

Figure 8-1. Event Viewer

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8.2 Command Logging

The Command Log page in the Debug section lists the timestamp, command, transmit & receive data sent to the
EVM.
For DLP2010/3010/4710LC,
• Transmit data includes the read/write command opcode and command parameter
• Read data includes read command returned data
For DLP471TP,
• Transmit data includes the read/write command Header (1 byte), Opcode (1 or 2 bytes), Length (2 bytes),
Command Parameter (0 to 510 bytes), and Checksum (if enabled at the Connection Page)
• Read data includes the response Header (1 byte), Length (2 bytes), returned read data (0 to 510 bytes), and
Checksum (if enabled at the Connection Page)
The user also has the option to export batch-able WRITE command(s) to a batch file for use later.

Figure 8-2. Command Log

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9 Advanced Mode
The Advanced Mode of the EVM GUI tool allows the more experienced users to control the EVM system through
low-level USB/I2C command pages and Python Scripting.
9.1 Connection Page
The connection page in the Advanced mode works similar to the connection page in the Simple mode, with the
addition of the Logging Interface for DLP471TP EVM.

Figure 9-1. Advanced GUI – Connection Page

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9.2 Scripting Page

The Scripting Page allows users to execute I2C/USB commands via Python scripts. The user can monitor
and debug the execution of the script through the Event Viewer, Console, Watch Variables, Variable List, and
Command Log panels at the bottom of the page.
From the Help menu, click Scripting Reference to see the list of commands available and the syntax for the
command.

Figure 9-2. Advanced GUI – Scripting Page

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9.3 Command Pages

The command pages allow the users access to the low-level I2C/USB commands. Click the command category
from the Project Explorer window to find the list of commands available in each category. The user can set the
parameter(s) of the individual command or get the parameter(s) of the command. Users can click Set All or Get
All button at the top-right to send/receive all the commands on the page.

Figure 9-3. Advanced GUI - Command Pages

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