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cLite™ SSC Modular Evaluation Kit Description

Evaluation Kit

June 30, 2011

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4 cLite™ SSC Evaluation Software

4.1

Overview

The ZMDI software provided with the SSC Evaluation Kit is intended for demonstration purposes and calibration

of single units. The installation folder is (C:\program files\ZMDI\cLite SSC Evaluation Software). ZMDI can provide

the user with algorithms and assistance in developing full production calibration software. Figure 4.1 shows the

main dialog window of the cLite SSC Evaluation Software.

The six types of text files that support the software user are described in sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2.

4.1.1

User Files

User files are saved in [My Documents]\ZMDI\cLite SSC Evaluation Software and consist of status files, log files,

and EEPROM files.

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A StatusLog.txt file lists all commands sent to the IC, responses, and error messages. If software

problems occur, this file can be used for detecting the root cause of the problem.

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When the software is activated, a CommunicationLog.txt file is saved. This file is a log of the

communication to the IC during the software session and can be saved after closing the software by

renaming the file. Otherwise, it is overwritten the next time the software is opened.

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In Command Mode (CM), the user can save/load the EEPROM contents from an *.eep file to the

EEPROM and vise versa.

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In Normal Operation Mode (NOM), the user can log capacitance and temperature readings to a text file

(.txt) of the user’s choice.

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The calibration is documented in the CalibrationLog_ddMMMYYYY.txt file. These files are cumulative,

with a new file for each day to prevent them from getting too long.

4.1.2

Data File calibration.db

The calibration.db file is used by the software for calibration. Where the file is saved depends on the Windows

system:

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For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, it is saved in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application

Data\ZMDI\cLite SSC Evaluation Software.

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For Windows®Vista and Windows®7, it is saved in C:\ProgramData\ZMDI\cLite SSC Evaluation

Software.