Maxim Integrated OneWireViewer, Version 1.5 User Manual
Onewireviewer user's guide, version 1.5, Introduction, Installation
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USER GUIDE 3358
OneWireViewer User's Guide, Version 1.5
By: Bernhard Linke, Principal Member Technical Staff
Sep 25, 2009
Abstract: This User's Guide explains the OneWireViewer software program and how it can be used to evaluate the unique features of 1-Wire® and iButton®
devices.
Introduction
The OneWireViewer is a Java™-based software package to explore Maxim's 1-Wire and iButton devices with a personal computer. The 1-Wire and iButton devices
communicate over a single data line plus ground reference, using the 1-Wire protocol. Several 1-Wire adapters are available for USB and serial ports. The
OneWireViewer provides a user interface to evaluate the unique features of 1-Wire and iButton products, including Thermochron® (temperature logging),
Hygrochron™ (real-time temperature and humidity), A to D (analog to digital), clock, memory, and file operations.
Installation
Refer to application note 4373, "
for the installation instructions for the 1-Wire Drivers, which also install the
OneWireViewer. For additional/expanded help, see application note 5057,
," starting with the section Identifying the System.
Uninstalling
Refer to the application note 5057, "
," section How to Install a Newer OneWireViewer Version.
Program Main Window
The main window of the OneWireViewer consists of four areas: Device List (top left), 1-Wire Search Mode (bottom left), Tab area (to the right) and menus (top
row). The width of the device list/search mode area can be adjusted by horizontally moving the vertical scroll bar that separates these areas from the tab area. The
Device List/1-Wire Search Mode areas can be removed/restored by clicking on one of the tiny triangles to the right of the device list.
Viewer Menus
File
Close (to exit program)
Has a subtitle Alt-1 (instead of Alt+F4). The Program will end with Alt+F4 as well as Alt+1. The '1' must be pressed on the normal keypad, not the numeric keypad,
to be accepted.
View
Show Message Log (to read error messages)
Opens a new window that displays a device access log and error messages.
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