ASAHI KASEI

[AKD4588]

<KM073800>

2004/02

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AKD4588 (DIR/DIT) part Control Program operation manual

Set-up of evaluation board and control software

1. Set up the AKD4588 (DIR/DIT) according to previous term.

2. Connect IBM-AT compatible PC with AKD4588 by 10-line type flat cable (packed with AKD4588). Take care of

the direction of 10pin header. (Please install the driver in the floppy-disk when this control software is used on

Windows 2000/XP. Please refer “Installation Manual of Control Software Driver by AKM device control software”.

In case of Windows95/98/ME, this installation is not needed. This control software does not operate on Windows

NT.)

3. Insert the CD-ROM labeled “AK4588 Evaluation Kit” into the CD-ROM drive.

4. Access the CD-ROM drive and double-click the icon of “AKD4588 (DIR/DIT)-1.exe” (address 00H-0FH) to set up

the control program.

5. Then please evaluate according to the follows.

Operation flow

Keep the following flow.

1. Set up the control program according to explanation above.

2. Then set up the dialog and input data.

Explanation of each buttons

1. [Port Setup]:

set up the printer port.

2. [Write default]: initialize the register of AK4588.

3. [All read]:

read all registers.

4. [Read]:

read data from each register.

5. [Write]:

write data to each register.

If you want to write the input data to AK4588, click “OK” button. If not, click “Cancel” button.

Indication of data

Input data is indicated on the register map. Red letter indicates “H” or “1” and blue one indicates “L” or “0”. Blank is the

part that is not defined in the datasheet.