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TS4601B demonstration software

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TS4601B demonstration software

The TS4601B demonstration software provides a quick and easy way of driving the

TS4601B audio system from a PC, and in particular, of configuring the output mode and the

volume.

The software is located on the CDROM provided with the demonstration board. The latest

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP.

The PC must have a serial port available. If not, a USB-to-serial adapter can be used but

note that the compatibility with all adapters available on the market has not been tested.

3.1

Connecting the demonstration board and starting the

software

Follow these steps to drive the TS4601B from a PC.

1.

Use a DB9 female to DB9 male RS-232 cable to connect the PC to the TS4601B

demonstration board on J2.

2.

pin 2.

3.

Verify that Cn3, Cn6 and Cn7 are shorted.

4.

Connect the modulation source to Cn2 and Cn3, and plug a headphone into J1.

5.

Copy the TS4601B demonstration board program board.exe provided on the

CDROM onto the hard drive of your PC and launch it by double-clicking on it (no

installation needed, you can just copy it).

The software dialog box shown in Figure 6 is displayed.