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Getting started

UM1518

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Getting started

4.1

Introduction

The ST7580 GUI gives the user complete control of the ST7580 device, with full access to

all the settings and functions described in [2]. The GUI can be used to:

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Establish a connection to the ST7580 modem

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Configure the ST7580 and manage all its settings

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Perform any transmission and reception of data over the power line

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Open a Ping session, where at least two modems (a Master device and one or more

Slave devices) can communicate exchanging data.

A single instance of the ST7580 GUI can handle only one EVALST7580-1 board at a time.

Figure 8 shows the main window of the ST7580 GUI. The panel is divided into two sections:

Console: box displaying all the messages exchanged with the node. The messages

can be cleared or saved in a .txt file through options on the “Tools” menu bar;

Node panel: used to control an ST7580 node; it is divided into five tabs to easily

change between the main service blocks of the node:

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The properties and services of the connection to the PC;

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The device's basic configuration, related to MIB objects 00h (modem

configuration) and 01h (PHY configuration);

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The characteristics of the exchanged power line frames (for both transmitted and

received frames);

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The access (writing, reading, erasing) to the MIB objects.

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The settings to open a Ping session (selecting Master or Slave role) and display

the communication results.

A point in the top part of this window always displays the composition of the status message

returned by the modem and the occurrence of error during the last requested command:

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